attribute
verb- attribute something to something
to say or believe that something is the result of a particular thing 把…歸因於；認爲…是由於 She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck. 她認爲她的成功來自勤勞和一點運氣。 The power failure was attributed to the recent storms and high winds. 停電是由於最近的暴風雨和大風造成的。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
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- attribute something to somebody
to say or believe that somebody is responsible for doing something, especially for saying, writing or painting something 認爲是…所爲（或說、寫、作） This play is usually attributed to Shakespeare. 人們通常認爲這部戲劇是莎士比亞所寫。 a quote that has often been falsely attributed to George Patton 一段經常被誤以爲是喬治・巴頓說的語錄
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
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to regard a quality or feature as belonging to somebody/something 屬性： 將質量或特征視爲某人/某物的財産- attribute something
The committee refused to attribute blame without further information. 如果沒有進一步的情況，委員會拒絕歸罪於任何人。 - attribute something to somebody/something
Ancient peoples attributed magical properties to the stones. 古代人認爲石頭有神奇的特性。 The goals commonly attributed to management are status, power, salary and security. 人們普遍認爲管理者追求的目標無非是地位、權力、薪酬和安全感。
- attribute something
Word Originlate 15th cent.: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’.