devolve upon

devolve upon 基本解释

转移给…,由…接替

devolve upon 用法和例句

1、Devolve upon to sb.

将交待给某人, 交由某人接替

2、When the President is ill, his duties devolve upon the VicePresident.

总统生病时, 其职务交由副总统代理。

3、When the Ambassador is on leave, his duties devolve upon the First Secretary.

大使休假期间, 职务由一等秘书代理。

重点词汇

devolve vt. 转移, 下放(权力等), 委托 vi. 被移交

upon prep. 在...之上, 迫近, 紧接着