[with obj.]represent (something, especially something undesirable) as being done, caused, or possessed by someone; attribute 把(某事物,尤指令人不快的事物)归于,把…归因于,把…归咎于 the crimes imputed to Richard. 归咎于理查德的罪行。 ■(Finance)assign (a value) to something by inference from the value of the products or processes to which it contributes (财政)估算 [as adj. imputed]recovering the initial outlay plus imputed interest. 收回创始费用外加估算利息。 ■(Theology)ascribe (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to someone by virtue of a similar quality in another (神学)把(正直品格等)转递给,把(罪行等)转嫁于 Christ's righteousness has been imputed to us. 基督的正直转递给了我们。
派生 imputable adjective imputation noun 语源
late Middle English: from Old French imputer, from Latin imputare 'enter in the account', from in- 'in, towards' + putare 'reckon'