at·trib·ute
verb OPAL W
/əˈtrɪbjuːt/
/əˈtrɪbjuːt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they attribute | /əˈtrɪbjuːt/ /əˈtrɪbjuːt/ |
| he / she / it attributes | /əˈtrɪbjuːts/ /əˈtrɪbjuːts/ |
| past simple attributed | /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/ /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/ |
| past participle attributed | /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/ /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form attributing | /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ/ /əˈtrɪbjuːtɪŋ/ |
- attribute something to something to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing
把…归因于；认为…是由于 - She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck.
她认为她的成功来自勤劳和一点运气。 - The power failure was attributed to the recent storms and high winds.
停电被认为是由最近的暴风雨和大风造成的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- solely
- largely
- …
- to
- be commonly attributed to
- be generally attributed to
- be usually attributed to
- …
- She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck.
- attribute something to somebody to say or believe that somebody is responsible for doing something, especially for saying, writing or painting something
认为是…所为（或说、写、作） - This play is usually attributed to Shakespeare.
人们通常认为这部戏剧是莎士比亚所写。 - a quote that has often been falsely attributed to George Patton
一段经常被误以为是乔治・巴顿说的语录
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- solely
- largely
- …
- to
- be commonly attributed to
- be generally attributed to
- be usually attributed to
- …
- This play is usually attributed to Shakespeare.
- to regard a quality or feature as belonging to somebody/something
将（特质或特点）归属于 - attribute something The committee refused to attribute blame without further information.
如果没有进一步的消息，委员会拒绝归罪于任何人。 - attribute something to somebody/something Ancient peoples attributed magical properties to the stones.
古代人们赋予石头神奇的属性。 - The goals commonly attributed to management are status, power, salary and security.
人们普遍认为管理者追求的目标无非是地位、权力、薪酬和安全感。
- attribute something The committee refused to attribute blame without further information.
Word Originlate 15th cent.: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’.