attribute1
KK: [ǝˈtrɪbjʊt]
DJ: [ǝˈtribjuːt]
vt.
- 把……歸因於;把……歸咎於[(+to)]
He
attributed his good health to exercise.
他認為自己之所以身體好是因為運動。
- 認為……是某人所有[(+to)]
Do you think it proper to
attribute weakness to women?
你覺得把軟弱當作女性的屬性適當嗎?
- 認為……是某人所做[H][(+to)]
That play was wrongly
attributed to Bacon.
那個劇本被錯誤地認為是培根的作品。
衍生
辨析
attribute2
KK: [ˈætrǝˌbjut]
DJ: [ˈætribjuːt]
n.[C]
- 屬性;特性,特質
Kindness is one of her
attributes.
仁慈是她的特性之一。
- (人,物,職務等的)標誌,象徵
- 【文】限定詞
辨析
v.
/
əˈtrɪbjuːt/
(
attribute something to)
regard something as belonging to or being caused by.
n.
/
ˈatrɪbjuːt/
- a quality or feature regarded as characteristic or inherent.
- a material object recognized as representative of a person, status, or office.
Derivative
- attributable
/əˈtrɪbjʊtəb(ə)l/
adj. - attribution n.
Etymology
C15 (earlier (ME) as attribution): the noun from OFr. attribut; the verb from L. attribut- ‘allotted’: both from attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’.