devolve
의미: To transfer power, authority, or responsibility from a central body to a lower or more local level; in law, to pass to a successor by operation of law.
Devolve is central to British political vocabulary, where 'devolution' describes the transfer of powers from Westminster to the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd, and the Northern Ireland Assembly. The construction 'devolve to' or 'devolve upon' is standard. Beyond politics, it can describe any delegation of authority downwards — a head office devolving decision-making to regional managers. In informal American English, 'devolve into' means to degenerate, but this usage is less common in British formal writing.
예문
- The 1998 Act devolved significant legislative powers to the Scottish Parliament in areas including education and health. 1998年的法案将教育和卫生等领域的重要立法权下放给了苏格兰议会。La ley de 1998 transfirió competencias legislativas significativas al Parlamento escocés en áreas como la educación y la sanidad.1998年の法律により、教育・保健分野を含む重要な立法権限がスコットランド議会に移譲された。1998년 법률은 교육과 보건을 포함한 분야에서 상당한 입법 권한을 스코틀랜드 의회에 이양했다.
- Responsibility for planning decisions has been devolved to local authorities under the new framework. 在新的框架下,规划决策的职责已下放给地方当局。La responsabilidad de las decisiones urbanísticas se ha delegado a las autoridades locales en el marco del nuevo sistema.新たな枠組みのもと、都市計画に関する決定権限が地方自治体に委譲された。새로운 체계 아래 도시 계획 결정에 대한 책임이 지방 자치단체에 이양되었다.
- On the death of the titleholder, the estate devolves upon the eldest surviving heir. 产权人去世后,遗产将依法转移给尚在世的长子继承人。A la muerte del titular, la propiedad pasa al heredero superviviente de mayor edad.権利者の死亡により、不動産は存命する長子の相続人に帰属する。권리 보유자의 사망 시, 유산은 생존하는 최연장 상속인에게 귀속된다.
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사용 가이드
맥락: politics, legal, institutional
어조: neutral
기원과 역사
From Latin devolvere (to roll down), from de- (down) + volvere (to roll). Entered English in the 15th century, with the political sense of transferring power developing in the 17th century.
문화적 배경
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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