/dɪˈvɒlv ||; dɪˈvɑlv/verbdevolve on/upon sb/sth(
written 书面语)
1 if property, money, etc devolves on/upon you, you receive it after sb dies （财产、钱财等）转让，被继承
2 if a duty, responsibility, etc devolves on/upon you, it is given to you by sb at a higher level of authority （职责、责任等）被上级交给
devolve sth to/on/upon sb to give a duty, responsibility, power, etc to sb who has less authority than you 把（职责、责任、权力等）交给下级:
The central government devolved most tax-raising powers to the regional authorities. 中央政府把大部份征税权交给了地方当局。 ☞noun devolution 名词为devolution