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 attribute [ə'trɪbjʊt]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 属性, 标志, 定语

vt. 把...归于, 认为...属于

[计] 属性

[经] 归属, 属性, 特质


  1. They attribute their success to their teacher's encouragement.
    他们把成功归因于老师的鼓励。
  2. The sword is an attribute of a fighter.
    剑是斗士的象征。
  3. Politeness is an attribute of a gentleman.
    彬彬有礼是绅士的本色。


attribute
[ noun ]
  1. a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

  2. <noun.cognition>
    self-confidence is not an endearing property
  3. an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

  4. <noun.tops>
[ verb ]
  1. attribute or credit to

  2. <verb.cognition> ascribe assign impute
    We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
    People impute great cleverness to cats
  3. decide as to where something belongs in a scheme

  4. <verb.cognition>
    assign
    The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class


Attribute \At*trib"ute\ ([a^]t"tr[i^]*b[=u]t), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. {Attributed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attributing}.] [L.
attributus, p. p. of attribuere; ad + tribuere to bestow. See
{Tribute}.]
To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate
(to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to
assign; to consider as belonging (to).

We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or
contradiction in it. --Abp.
Tillotson.

The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true
and exact performer. --Shak.

Syn: See {Ascribe}.


Attribute \At"tri*bute\, n. [L. attributum.]
1. That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as
belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an
essential or necessary property or characteristic.

But mercy is above this sceptered away; . . .
It is an attribute to God himself. --Shak.

2. Reputation. [Poetic] --Shak.

3. (Paint. & Sculp.) A conventional symbol of office,
character, or identity, added to any particular figure;
as, a club is the attribute of Hercules.

4. (Gram.) Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an
attributive adjunct or adjective.

  1. "VP-Planner could not offer the functional attribute of macro compatibility unless keystrokes entering the same letters or moving the cursor to the same location would bring about the same functional result as in Lotus 1-2-3," he said.
  2. Analysts attribute the slow sales to fewer jobs and less income and anxiety over the Persian Gulf crisis.
  3. In a similar vein to the stock market argument, deficit apologists attribute high real interest rates and dramatically higher foreign borrowing to the increased profitability of capital brought about by the Reagan policies.
  4. One, for instance, is never to attribute responsibility for anything to anyone, without testing the truth of that attribution by asking other people, including the person concerned. He readily admits that the task isn't easy.
  5. Strength in a weak market is also a key attribute.
  6. Municipal analysts attribute the coming week's hefty issuance to several factors, including a rush by issuers to take advantage of declining interest rates before year end, as well as the necessity of funding infrastructure needs.
  7. Doctors generally attribute such problems to a "learning curve" that affects almost any new procedure.
  8. It used to be that art-minded nonbelievers would attribute their passionate responses to Michelangelo's "Pieta" or the Bach B-Minor Mass to the "religious" power of the art.
  9. Fred doesn't hesitate to attribute the improvement in his grades _ and outlook _ to Wilson's influence.
  10. Some analysts attribute the rise to the paradox that North American economies are strong while their currencies are weak, stimulating imports and exports.
  11. Some observers attribute the Kirov Ballet's decline to financial and political causes, and no doubt the company's economic situation is serious.
  12. Critics say foreign takeovers could cause the same problems they attribute to the domestic takeover wave of the 1980s, including lost jobs, a weakened industrial base and lost tax revenue.
  13. Admirers attribute that to Masood's military prowess, but critics claim he made a secret deal with President Najibullah.
  14. About 500 students demonstrated Wednesday, carrying candles to draw attention to the role of sexism in the series of assaults that police attribute to a serial rapist.
  15. Most historians attribute Arnold's treachery to greed and jealousy; throughout his career, less competent officers were promoted over him.
  16. However, they attribute part of its success to traditional 'captive' government customers, such as the armed forces.
  17. But with the exception of the US's Environmental Protection Agency, adoption of such analysis has been patchy and tentative. OECD reports detect a 'credibility problem' and attribute it to two unsolved controversies.
  18. Lawyers familiar with the move to bill and collect fees faster attribute it only partly to the effect of the recession on cash-hungry law firms.
  19. Political analysts attribute the government's backtracking to pressure from big banks, public indifference and the fear that Switzerland's ability to keep pace with the liberalization of world financial markets could be hampered by new legislation.
  20. Filmmakers attribute the growing interest in Venezuela in part to the never-ending quest by directors for something unique and untouched _ something that, ideally, no other director has used before.
  21. Anthropologists attribute much of the cohesion of Balinese society to the cultivation of rice in terraced paddies, which requires close co-operation among villagers.
  22. His most notable attribute for the job seems to be his loyalty to the Mellon family.
  23. He points out that various Scripture passages attribute to God both masculine and feminine qualities, sometimes picturing him as a caring, comforting mother.
  24. Some analysts attribute part of the curr-ency's recent weakness to seasonal capital repatriation by Japanese investors who, inter alia, have large holdings in Canada. Another factor is that short rates have, unprecedentedly, fallen close to US levels.
  25. The studies attribute London's relatively sound performance partly to securities firms' improved efficiency and increased capitalization since the so-called Big Bang, the 1986 deregulation of financial markets here.
  26. Mrs. Mofford's supporters attribute what they acknowledge as her slow start to that turmoil.
  27. Some associates attribute Mr. Reichmann's decision-making prowess in part to 50 years of close study of Jewish law.
  28. They attribute the legislative results to ticket splitting, although they have released no vote totals of their own.
  29. Sir James says he earns Pounds 73,000, while Cruickshank's job - which took eight months to fill - was initially advertised at Pounds 90,000. The second attribute is a powerful intellect.
  30. Most political scientists attribute the low American participation to the requirement that voters register days or weeks before they cast their ballot.
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