Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3247
attribute
归因于；把…归因于
To regard something as being caused by a particular person or thing.
- 1.
To ascribe (something) to a given cause, reason etc.; to affix.
将(某事)归因于某个原因、理由等；附加。
- 2.
To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
将(某物)的所有权或作者身份归于某人。
- 3.
attribute or credit to
归因于
认为是…的作品；把…归于某人；将(某事)归因于某个原因、理由等；附加。；将(某物)的所有权或作者身份归于某人。；归因于；把...归于
In use
We attribute our company's rapid growth to innovative marketing strategies.
The doctor attributed his patient's recovery to a combination of medication and rest.
Historians attribute the fall of the empire to internal corruption and external invasions.
We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare
Verb forms
base attribute · third person attributes · -ing attributing · past attributed · past participle attributed
常与to连用
Connections
Collocations
- attribute to
- 归因于；把…归于
- She attributes her success to hard work.她把自己的成功归因于努力工作。
- attribute importance to
- 赋予…重要性；重视
- We attribute great importance to learning English.我们非常重视学习英语。
- attribute blame to
- 把责任归咎于
- The manager attributed blame to the staff for the error.经理把错误的责任归咎于员工。
- be attributed to
- 被认为是…所作；被归因于
- The painting is attributed to Van Gogh.这幅画被认为是梵高的作品。
Pop culture & quotes
- Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
- 永远不要把可以用愚蠢充分解释的事情归因于恶意。Following Hanlon's Razor, I chose not to attribute her abrupt email to anger, but to stress.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
attribute=at+tribute（致敬、给予）：把功劳归因于某人，就是向对方致敬、给予归属。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、正式报告、专业讨论 attribute 作为动词多用于正式或书面语境，通常表示“把…归因于”或“认为…属于某人/某来源”，在口语中较少直接使用。
Grammar Note
常用于被动结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
contribute、distribute、tribute 与 attribute（动词读 /əˈtrɪbjuːt/）押韵，均有 /ɪbjuːt/ 韵脚；三者拼写中也含透明片段 tribute。minute 虽也以 -ute 结尾，但读 /ˈmɪnɪt/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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