| 释义 |
devolve 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 |