devolution

名词

1. 1

   权力下放、地方分权政治

   Devolution gave the regional assembly control over health and education.

   权力下放让地方议会掌管卫生与教育事务。

2. 2

   退化、衰退正式

   He described the city's decline as a slow devolution into chaos.

   他形容这座城市的没落是逐渐退化成一片混乱。

3. 3

   移转、转让法律

   The devolution of the estate to the eldest son was contested in court.

   该笔遗产移转给长子一事在法院遭到争讼。