attribute CET4 ( attributing, attributed, attributes )

动词读作əˈtrɪbjuːt。名词读作ˈætrɪˌbjuːt。

• 1. 

  V-T If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation. 把…归因于

  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。

• 2. 

  V-T If you attribute a particular quality or feature to someone or something, you think that they have it. 赋予 (某品质或特点)

  例：

  People were beginning to attribute superhuman qualities to him.

  人们开始赋予他超人的品质。

• 3. 

  V-T 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. 认为 (文章、作品等) 出自… [usu passive]

  例：

  This, and the remaining frescoes, are not attributed to Giotto.

  这个，还有那些残存的壁画，被认为不是乔托的作品。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT An attribute is a quality or feature that someone or something has. 特性

  例：

  Cruelty is a normal attribute of human behaviour.

  残忍是人类行为的一种正常的特性。