[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
Middle English : from Latin ascribere, from ad- 'to' + scribere 'write'