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Ascribe əˈskraɪb Quality Verb Ascribed əˈskraɪbəbl Ascribable əˈskrɪpʃn

The word "ascribe" means to attribute an event, condition, quality, or statement to a particular cause, person, or origin.

The word "ascribe" means to attribute an event, condition, quality, or statement to a particular cause, person, or origin.

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/əskra͟ɪb/
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[VERB 动词]把…归因于;把…归咎于 If you ascribe an event or condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused by that thing.
  [V n to n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • An autopsy eventually ascribed the baby's death to sudden infant death syndrome.

    尸检最终认定孩子死于婴儿猝死综合征。

2
[VERB 动词]认为是…的特点;认为…具有 If you ascribe a quality to someone, you consider that they possess it.
  [V n to n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • We do not ascribe a superior wisdom to government or the state.

    我们并不认为政府或是国家有超凡的智慧。

3
[VERB 动词]认为…是…所说(或所为) If you ascribe something such as a quotation or a work of art to someone, you say that they said it or created it.
  [V n to n]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • He mistakenly ascribes the expression 'survival of the fittest' to Charles Darwin.

    他错误地认为“适者生存”是查尔斯·达尔文说的。


Oxford ascribe / əˈskraɪb ; NAmE əˈskraɪb / verb PHRASAL VERBS aˈscribe sth to sb to consider or state that a book, etc. was written by a particular person 认为…是(某人)所写 SYN
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◆ This play is usually ascribed to Shakespeare. 通常认为这部剧是莎士比亚所写。
aˈscribe sth to sb/sth ( formal) 1 to consider that sth is caused by a particular thing or person 把…归因于;认为…是由于 ◆ He ascribed his failure to bad luck. 他认为自己的失败是运气不好。 2 to consider that sb/sth has or should have a particular quality 认为…具有 SYN
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◆ We ascribe great importance to these policies. 我们认为这些政策十分重要。
▶ ascrib·able / əˈskraɪbəbl ; NAmE əˈskraɪbəbl / adjective ascribableto sb/sth ◆ Their success is ascribable to the quality of their goods. 他们的成功在于商品的质量。 ascrip·tion ascription ascriptions / əˈskrɪpʃn ; NAmE əˈskrɪpʃn / noun [uncountable ,  countable ] ascription(to sb/sth) ◆ the ascription of meaning to objects and events 事物所赋有的内涵 ascribe ascribes ascribed ascribing
ascribe / əˈskraɪb ; NAmE əˈskraɪb / ascrib·able / əˈskraɪbəbl ; NAmE əˈskraɪbəbl / ascrip·tion / əˈskrɪpʃn ; NAmE əˈskrɪpʃn /
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ascribeas‧cribe /əˈskraɪb/ verb
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ascribe something to somebody/something phrasal verb written1to claim that something is caused by a particular person, situation etc:  The report ascribes the rise in childhood asthma to the increase in pollution.2to claim that something has been written, said, made etc by a particular person:  a quotation that’s often been ascribed to Marilyn Monroe3to believe that something or someone has a particular quality:  Local people ascribe healing properties to this fruit.—ascribable adjective:  Most of the accidents were ascribable to the bad weather.
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ascribe

[əˈskraɪb]ascribed, ascribing, ascribes

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归因于(70%),归于(30%)
vt.归因于;归咎于

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