attribute

verb

OPAL W

/əˈtrɪbjuːt/

动词形式

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.停电是由于最近的暴风雨和大风造成的。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- directly
- solely
- largely
- …
preposition
- to
phrases
- be commonly attributed to
- be generally attributed to
- be usually attributed to
- …
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
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- directly
- solely
- largely
- …
preposition
- to
phrases
- be commonly attributed to
- be generally attributed to
- be usually attributed to
- …
to regard a quality or feature as belonging to somebody/something属性：将质量或特征视为某人/某物的财产
- attribute something The committee refused to attribute blame without further information.如果没有进一步的情况，委员会拒绝归罪于任何人。
- attribute something to somebody/something Ancient peoples attributed magical properties to the stones.古代人认为石头有神奇的特性。
- 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。

词源late 15th cent.: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’.

attribute

noun

OPAL W

/ˈætrɪbjuːt/

a quality or feature of somebody/something属性；性质；特征
- Patience is one of the most important attributes in a teacher.耐心是教师最重要的品质之一。
- The most basic attribute of all animals is consciousness.所有动物最基本的特征是有知觉。
- His physical attributes were much admired.很多人欣赏他的身材。
- He lists the ten most important attributes of a good school.他列出了一所好学校的十个最重要的特征。
- In modern society, the positive attributes of age are often ignored.在现代社会，年龄的积极属性往往被忽视。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- chief
- great
- key
- …
verb + attribute
- embody
- have
- possess
- …
词源late 15th cent.: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’.