[] devolve (sth) (from sb/sth) (to sb/sth)if a duty, responsibility, power, etc. devolves or sb devolves it, it passes to a more local group or to sb who has less authority移交，转交（义务、职责、权力等）◆Decision-making will devolve to a local level.决策权将移交给地方政府。◆Control of the website can now be devolved from specialist staff to the marketing department.网站的控制权现在可以由专业人员移交给营销部门。▸deˈvolved
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◆devolved decision-making已移交的决策权●deˌvolve sth ˈinto sthto divide sth into smaller parts将某物拆分◆The group was devolved into dozens of smaller businesses.这集团被分拆为数十家小企业。