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Devolve V Roll Latin Sense Di'vɔlv 指工作、职务)移交给某人 英

单词 devolve
音标 [di'vɔlv]
解释 v. (指工作、职务)移交给某人
红宝书 【英】 v.(指工作,职务)移交 给某人(passed to others power, work, or property)
字源 devolve (v.)
early 15c., "to roll down," from Latin devolvere "to roll down," from de- (see de-) + volvere "to roll" (see volvox). Figurative sense of "to cause to pass down" is from 1520s. Related: Devolved; devolving. Also in same sense was devolute (1530s), from Latin devolutus, past participle of devolvere.
不择手段背单词 v. (将工作, 职务)移交(给他人)
【例】She devolved the duties of office upon me 她把办公室的工作委托给我了.
【记】involve(v 使参与)和本词是反义
趣味全助记 【记】involve 致力于, 潜心于(工作), devolve 是反意

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