ascribe

ascribe
verb
  1. [with obj.](ascribe something to)attribute something to (a cause)
    归因(于),把…的原因看成是
    he ascribed Jane's short temper to her upset stomach.
    他把简的暴躁脾气归因于她的胃部不适。
    ■(一般作 be ascribed to)attribute (a text, quotation, or work of art) to a particular person or period
    认为(文章、引文或艺术作品)是某人(或在某一时期)所作
    a quotation ascribed to Thomas Cooper.
    被认为是托马斯•库珀所作的引文。
    ■(一般作 be ascribed to)regard (a quality) as belonging to
    (认为某种特性)归属(于)
    tough-mindedness is a quality commonly ascribed to top bosses.
    意志顽强被普遍认为是高层领导人固有的品质。
派生
ascribable
adjective
语源
  1. Middle English : from Latin ascribere, from ad- 'to' + scribere 'write'
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