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devolution [devə'lu:ʃən]

n. 相传,转移,委付

名　词：dev'o·lu'tion·ist

形容词：dev'o·lu'tion·ar'y

the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality
[同] degeneration, devolution
[反] development, evolution
the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
[同] devolution, devolvement

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and Wales-a bigger say and to counter centrifugal forces that seemed to threaten the very idea of the union. The Welsh showed little enthusiasm for devolution. 查看全文
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