新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

attributeIELTS重点词汇

英 [əˈtrɪbjuːt]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

attributes
1. [C 可数名词] 特性
An attribute is a quality or feature that someone or something has.
近义词
characteristic
双语例句
例：
Cruelty is a normal attribute of human behaviour.
残忍是人类行为的一种天性。

VERB. 动词

attributes , attributing , attributed
1. [T 及物动词] 把…归因于
If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation.
近义词
ascribe , assign , accredit
双语例句
例：
Women tend to attribute their success to external causes such as luck.
女性往往把她们的成功归因于外因，如运气。
例：
The rising death toll is attributed largely to the growing number of elderly people, who are especially vulnerable to flu.
死亡人数的上升在很大程度上是由于老年人越来越多，他们特别易患流感。
2. [T 及物动词] 赋予（某品质或特点）
If you attribute a particular quality or feature to someone or something, you think that they have it.
近义词
ascribe
双语例句
例：
People were beginning to attribute superhuman qualities to him.
人们开始赋予他超人的品质。
例：
the tendency to attribute more positive characteristics to physically attractive people.
这种将更多正面特质赋予外表有吸引力的人的趋势。
3. [T 及物动词] 认为（文章、作品等）出自…
If a piece of writing, a work of art, or a remark is attributed to someone, people say that they wrote it, created it, or said it.
双语例句
例：
This, and the remaining frescoes, are not attributed to Giotto.
人们认为这个，还有那些残存的壁画，都不是乔托的作品。
例：
The article incorrectly attributed some quotes to evangelist Billy Graham.
这篇文章错误地认为一些引用出自福音传教士比利·格拉汉姆。