devolve upon
phrasal verbdevolve on/upon somebody/something (formal)
- if property, money, etc. devolves on/upon you, you receive it after somebody else dies
（财产、金钱等遗产）转给，传给，移交 - if a duty, responsibility, etc. devolves on/upon you, it is given to you by somebody at a higher level of authority
（职责、责任等）交由…接替，委托…承担
devolve something to/on/upon somebody
- to give a duty, responsibility, power, etc. to somebody who has less authority than you
（将职责、责任、权力等）移交，转交，委任 - The central government devolved most tax-raising powers to the regional authorities.
中央政府将大部分征税权移交给了地方当局。
- The central government devolved most tax-raising powers to the regional authorities.