词组 | vest |
释义 | vest An abstract possession, such as a power or right, is vested in a person or institution, but a person or institution is vested with an abstract possession. Both these uses of the transitive verb vest are common and correct: • The United States Constitution vested all harbor rights and responsibilities in the Federal Government —Dictionary of American History, 1940 • The framers of the system of 1875 intended to vest the President with some measure of independent power —Ernest Barker, Essays on Government, 1945 |
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