"devolved" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 下放
• 移交（责任/权力）

Definition

当权力、责任或职责从一个权威或个人转移到另一个，通常用于政府或组织中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式、政治或法律语境，比如“devolved powers”。不同于‘delegated’，‘devolved’通常指永久、正式的转移。偶尔可指变坏或下降，但较少见。

Examples

The government devolved power to the local councils.

政府将权力**下放**给地方议会。

Some responsibilities were devolved to the department heads.

一些责任**下放**给了部门负责人。

Education decisions have devolved to local schools.

教育决策已**下放**给当地学校。

Control over budgets has devolved pretty quickly in recent years.

近年来，对预算的控制权**下放**得很快。

Over time, much of the decision-making has devolved from central offices to smaller teams.

随着时间推移，很多决策**下放**到了小团队而不是中央办公室。

What started as a national project has devolved into a series of local initiatives.

原本是全国性的项目，最后**变成**了一系列地方性方案。