"devolved" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 下放
• 移交（責任/權力）

Definition

當權力、責任或職責從一個權威或個人轉移到另一個，通常用於政府或組織中。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式、政治或法律語境，比如“devolved powers”。不同於‘delegated’，‘devolved’通常指永久、正式的移交。偶爾可指變壞或下降，但較少見。

Examples

The government devolved power to the local councils.

政府將權力**下放**給地方議會。

Some responsibilities were devolved to the department heads.

一些責任**下放**給了部門負責人。

Education decisions have devolved to local schools.

教育決策已**下放**給當地學校。

Control over budgets has devolved pretty quickly in recent years.

近年來，對預算的控制權**下放**得很快。

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

隨著時間推移，很多決策**下放**到了小團隊而不是中央辦公室。

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

原本是全國性的項目，最後**變成**了一系列地方性方案。