These powers were eventually passed to municipalities.是什么意思？

These powers were eventually passed to municipalities.

这些权力最终移交给了各市当局。

these

adj. 这些的；pron. 这些；

例句
There's lots of money about these days for schemes like this.
近来这类计划资金充足。

powers

n. 幂( power的名词复数 )，能力，权力，功力；

例句
The eighteenth-century Admiralty had few coercive powers over its officers.
18世纪的英国海军部对其军官没有什么强制力。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

eventually

adv. 终于，最后，竟，总归，终究；

例句
I did eventually find what I was after.
我最终找到了我想要的东西。

passed

adj. 已经通过的，已经过去的，考试及格的，（指红利）未及时发放的；v. 走过( pass的过去式和过去分词 )，通过，批准，度过；

例句
It was a Christmas when shoppers passed by expensive silks in favor of more practical gifts.
这是一个购物者不理会昂贵的丝绸衣服而热衷于更实用礼物的圣诞节。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

municipalities

n. 自治市，自治区，自治市或区的政府当局( municipality的名词复数 )；

例句
Some municipalities operate their own public utilities.
有些城市自行经营自己的公用事业.