late 14c., "assign, bestow," from Latin attributus, past participle of attribuere "assign to, add, bestow;" figuratively "to attribute, ascribe, impute," from ad- "to" + tribuere "assign, give, bestow" (see tribute). Related: Attributed; attributing.
attribute (n.)
"quality ascribed to someone," late 14c., from Latin attributum "anything attributed," noun use of neuter of attributus (see attribute (v.)). Distinguished from the verb by pronunciation.
实用例句
1. People were beginning to attribute superhuman qualities to him.
人们开始觉得他超人一等。
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2. Childhood had less freedom and joy than we sentimentally attribute to it.
童年并非像我们现在一厢情愿所认为的那样自在快乐。
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3. Cruelty is a normal attribute of human behaviour.
残忍是人的天性之一。
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4. Archaeologists attribute the ruin to a flourishing prehistoric kingdom.
