"The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
"The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
"The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
同义词： deteriorate drop degenerate
以上来源于: WordNet
V-T/V-I If you devolve power, authority, or responsibility to a less powerful person or group, or if it devolves upon them, it is transferred to them. (权力、责任) 下放
...the need to decentralize and devolve power to regional governments.
…把权力分散下放到地方政府的需要。
The best companies are those that devolve responsibility as far as they can.
最好的公司是那些尽可能把责任下放的公司。
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