devolution

devolution
[ˌdiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n, ˌdɛv-]
noun
  1. [mass noun]the transfer or delegation of power to a lower level, especially by central government to local or regional administration
    （尤指中央政府向地方或地区行政部门的）权力下放；授权
    ■(formal)descent or degeneration to a lower or worse state
    倒退；堕落；恶化
    the devolution of the gentlemanly ideal into a glorification of drunkenness.
    从绅士式的理想到美化酗酒的堕落。
    ■(Law)the legal transfer of property from one owner to another
    (律)（财产的）合法转让
    ■(Biology)evolutionary degeneration
    (生)退行进化，退化
派生
devolutionary
adjective
devolutionist
noun
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (in the sense transference by default): from late Latin devolutio(n-), from Latin devolvere 'roll down' (see devolve)
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