impute

Word family nounimputabilityimputablenessimputationimputeradjectiveimputableimputativeadverbimputablyimputativelyverbimpute

im·pute /ɪmˈpjuːt/ verb

1 impute something to somebody phrasal verbphr v formal BLAMEto say, often unfairly, that someone is responsible for something bad or has bad intentions 〔常指不公正地〕把〔坏事〕归咎于〔某人〕

The police were not guilty of the violence imputed to them.

警方并未犯过强加于他们头上的暴力罪行。

—imputation /ˌɪmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

impute to • Did he dare to impute such motives to her as he clearly had himself?• The problem is that each of those imputing personality to the state entertains a different idea of what it is.• At no time must he impute unworthy motives to them.

Examples from the Corpus

impute• And it would be outrageous to impute motives for such stereotyping.• For the most part the later sonnets of celebration of the Friend impute no such extraordinary motives to the Poet.• The problem is that each of those imputing personality to the state entertains a different idea of what it is.• Did he dare to impute such motives to her as he clearly had himself?• Certainly they impute to the accused a degree of mystical malevolence just like that implied in witchcraft charges.• At no time must he impute unworthy motives to them.

From Longman Business Dictionary

imputeim·pute /ɪmˈpjuːt/ verb [transitiveT]

1LAW to suggest that someone or something is the cause of a particular situation, or is responsible for a particular action, especially something bad

The court ruled that the newspaper report did impute a criminal offense.

2TAXSTATISTICS to calculate the value of something which cannot easily be measured in the usual way by giving it a value based on similar things

The Inland Revenue imputes a set amount of taxable income according to the size of a company car’s engine.

impute something to something

CableWest imputes to its costs an amount for connection to its exchange.

3be imputed to somethingTAX if the interest on a loan is imputed to the loan agreement, the interest is calculated at market rates, even though the actual rate of interest paid may be lower than the market rates

Origin impute

(1300-1400) Latin imputare, from putare “to think, consider”

单词	impute
释义	impute Word family nounimputabilityimputablenessimputationimputeradjectiveimputableimputativeadverbimputablyimputativelyverbimpute im·pute /ɪmˈpjuːt/ verb 1 impute something to somebody phrasal verbphr v formal BLAMEto say, often unfairly, that someone is responsible for something bad or has bad intentions 〔常指不公正地〕把〔坏事〕归咎于〔某人〕 The police were not guilty of the violence imputed to them. 警方并未犯过强加于他们头上的暴力罪行。 —imputation /ˌɪmpjʊˈteɪʃən/ noun [countableC, uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus impute to • Did he dare to impute such motives to her as he clearly had himself?• The problem is that each of those imputing personality to the state entertains a different idea of what it is.• At no time must he impute unworthy motives to them. Examples from the Corpus impute• And it would be outrageous to impute motives for such stereotyping.• For the most part the later sonnets of celebration of the Friend impute no such extraordinary motives to the Poet.• The problem is that each of those imputing personality to the state entertains a different idea of what it is.• Did he dare to impute such motives to her as he clearly had himself?• Certainly they impute to the accused a degree of mystical malevolence just like that implied in witchcraft charges.• At no time must he impute unworthy motives to them. From Longman Business Dictionary imputeim·pute /ɪmˈpjuːt/ verb [transitiveT] 1LAW to suggest that someone or something is the cause of a particular situation, or is responsible for a particular action, especially something bad The court ruled that the newspaper report did impute a criminal offense. 2TAXSTATISTICS to calculate the value of something which cannot easily be measured in the usual way by giving it a value based on similar things The Inland Revenue imputes a set amount of taxable income according to the size of a company car’s engine. impute something to something CableWest imputes to its costs an amount for connection to its exchange. 3be imputed to somethingTAX if the interest on a loan is imputed to the loan agreement, the interest is calculated at market rates, even though the actual rate of interest paid may be lower than the market rates Origin impute (1300-1400) Latin imputare, from putare “to think, consider”
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