"devolve" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 下放 (權力/責任)
• 轉交

Definition

將權力、責任或職責轉交給他人，通常是下層。也可以指事情逐漸惡化或變得不理想。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“devolve”多用於正式、政治或組織場合（如“devolve authority”），也用於負面語境（如“devolve into chaos”）。與“delegate”不同，通常指因必要而下放，甚至帶有貶義。

Examples

The manager will devolve some tasks to his assistant.

經理會**下放**一些工作給他的助理。

Power will devolve from the central government to local councils.

權力將**下放**自中央政府到地方委員會。

The teacher decided to devolve responsibility for the project to the students.

老師決定將專案的責任**下放**給學生。

If we don't set clear rules, conversations can quickly devolve into arguments.

如果我們不訂定明確的規則，對話很快就會**變成**爭吵。

Without leadership, the team started to devolve into chaos.

沒有領導，這個團隊開始**陷入**混亂。

Sometimes meetings just devolve into people complaining about everything.

有時會議就會**變成**大家不停地抱怨。