devolution

英 [ˌdiːvəˈluːʃn]

美 [ˌdevəˈluːʃn]

n.  (中央政府向地方政府的)权力下放，权力转移，分权

医学

Collins.1 / BNC.9228 / COCA.23211

牛津词典

noun

• （中央政府向地方政府的）权力下放，权力转移，分权
  the act of giving power from a central authority or government to an authority or a government in a local region

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT (中央机构或政府的)权力下放
  Devolutionis the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
  1. ...the devolution of power to the regions...
     向各地区的权力下放
  2. We are talking about devolution for Scotland.
     我们在讨论向苏格兰分权的问题。

英英释义

noun

• the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
  Synonym:devolvement
• the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
  Synonym:degeneration

双语例句

• He claims the principle that there should be no detriment to Scotland as agreed with pro-union parties on the limited devolution package after the referendum would also apply in the case of full fiscal autonomy.
  他声称，对苏格兰无损害的原则根据公投之后与支持联盟的政党达成的有限权力下放方案在全面财政自主的情况下也将适用。
• There was talk of devolution for many years in Wales.
  在威尔士，大家谈论有关分权自治的话题已经很多年了。
• I personally believe that the devolution of power was an awful decision made by government.
  我个人认为权利相传是政府做出的一项糟糕决定。
• In retrospect, devolution did nothing to halt the secular decline of Labour in Scotland.
  回过头来看，权力下放丝毫未能阻止工党在苏格兰的长期衰落。
• He may be a romantic Caledonian nationalist but many SNP voters ( and even some party members) would be perfectly satisfied with the advanced devolution proposed by the Unionist parties.
  或许他无愧为一位富于幻想的苏格兰民族主义者，但snp旗下的许多选民甚至还有一些该党党员会对统派政党提出的进一步放权计划极为满意。
• More devolution is the answer, but not at any price.
  加大权力下放是解决方法，但不是不惜代价。
• But this case study in devolution apparently ended up with no one taking responsibility. This despite long-running payments to convicted felons and confidential settlements with potential witnesses to the tune of several million pounds.
  但很显然，这个有关权力下放的案例分析，最终结果变成了没人承担责任，尽管集团长期向一些已被判有罪的人行贿，并与潜在证人达成秘密协议，总额高达数百万英镑。
• Devolution of a pair of straw sandals a few broken stone, the temple has two plot of leeks.
  石几下放一双破草鞋，庙前有两畦韭菜。
• The price for Scots of more devolution, they say, must be a diminished role for their MPs at Westminster.
  他们说，既然苏格兰要获得更多自治权，苏格兰议员在英国议会的地位就必须相应削弱。
• Labour has launched a commission to draw up a new devolution package, which will report next year and advance a final set of proposals in 2014.
  工党已经成立了一个委员会，负责起草一份新的一揽子放权计划；该委员会将于明年报告工作进展，并于2014年提交一套最后建议。