attribute something to somebody/something

phrasal verbphr v

a) CAUSEto believe or say that a situation or event is caused by something 把…归因于…

The fall in the number of deaths from heart disease is generally attributed to improvements in diet.

心脏病死亡人数的下降通常归因于日常饮食的改善。

b) CHARACTER OF somethingCHARACTER/PERSONALITYif people in general attribute a particular statement, painting, piece of music etc to someone, they believe that person said it, painted it etc 认为…是…所说[所作等]

a saying usually attributed to Confucius

一般认为是孔子说的一句格言

c) CHARACTER OF somethingCHARACTER/PERSONALITYto believe or say that someone or something has a particular quality 认为…具有…的特性

One should not attribute human motives to animals.

不应该认为动物也有人类的动机。

—attribution /ˌætrəˈbjuːʃən/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

attribute to • The authors attribute the structure to a major basement fault.• We do not attribute reality to all the objects of our apparent perception.• And I shan't be making the mistake of attributing it to any charms of mine, either.• The new attributes apply to characters subsequently printed to the screen.• It should become a key in attributing other work to his hand.• And he was right in attributing importance to ideas as opposed to the simple influence of pecuniary vested intereSt.• The actual phenomenon these qualitative attributes refer to is, as we have witnessed, contested.• The least valued attribute may come to the rescue on some fateful day when that very quality is required.

→ attribute something to somebody/something at attribute1(1)

单词	attribute something to somebody/something
释义	attribute something to somebody/something attribute something to somebody/something phrasal verbphr v a) CAUSEto believe or say that a situation or event is caused by something 把…归因于… The fall in the number of deaths from heart disease is generally attributed to improvements in diet. 心脏病死亡人数的下降通常归因于日常饮食的改善。 b) CHARACTER OF somethingCHARACTER/PERSONALITYif people in general attribute a particular statement, painting, piece of music etc to someone, they believe that person said it, painted it etc 认为…是…所说[所作等] a saying usually attributed to Confucius 一般认为是孔子说的一句格言 c) CHARACTER OF somethingCHARACTER/PERSONALITYto believe or say that someone or something has a particular quality 认为…具有…的特性 One should not attribute human motives to animals. 不应该认为动物也有人类的动机。 —attribution /ˌætrəˈbjuːʃən/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus attribute to • The authors attribute the structure to a major basement fault.• We do not attribute reality to all the objects of our apparent perception.• And I shan't be making the mistake of attributing it to any charms of mine, either.• The new attributes apply to characters subsequently printed to the screen.• It should become a key in attributing other work to his hand.• And he was right in attributing importance to ideas as opposed to the simple influence of pecuniary vested intereSt.• The actual phenomenon these qualitative attributes refer to is, as we have witnessed, contested.• The least valued attribute may come to the rescue on some fateful day when that very quality is required. → attribute something to somebody/something at attribute1(1)
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