attribute
attribute
verb
attributable
[əˈtrɪbjʊtəb(ə)l]
adjective
attribution
noun
语源
verb
- [with obj.](attribute something to)regard something as being caused by
把…归因于；把…归咎于
he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director.
他把公司的成就归功于总经理的努力。
the bombing was attributed to the IRA.
爆炸是由爱尔兰共和军所为。
■ascribe a work or remark to (a particular author, artist, or speaker)
认为作品（或话语）属于
the building was attributed to Inigo Jones.
这座大楼是由伊尼戈•琼斯设计的。
■regard a quality or feature as characteristic of or possessed by
认为…具有某种特质
ancient peoples attributed magic properties to certain stones.
古人认为某些石头具有魔力。
- a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something
属性，特性；品质
flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of Britain's army.
灵活机动是英国军队的主要特点。
■a material object recognized as symbolic of a person, especially a conventional object used in art to identify a saint or mythical figure
标志；象征
■(Grammar)an attributive adjective or noun
(语法)定语
■(Statistics)a real property which a statistical analysis is attempting to describe
(统计)性质；属性
attributable
[əˈtrɪbjʊtəb(ə)l]
adjective
attribution
noun
语源
- late 15th cent.: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- 'allotted': both from the verb attribuere, from ad- 'to' + tribuere 'assign'
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