devolve的词源

英文词源

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.

中文词源

devolve：转交

de-, 向下。-volv, 转，词源同evolve, revolve. 即向下转，转交。

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