Word · Frequency #21023
impute
归因于；把…归咎于；把…归功于
to attribute or ascribe something, such as blame or credit, to a cause or source
- 1.
To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
归因于某个原因或来源
- 2.
To ascribe (sin or righteousness) to someone by substitution.
通过替代将(罪或义)归于某人
- 3.
To take into account.
考虑到
- 4.
To attribute or credit to.
归因或归功于
- 5.
To replace missing data with substituted values.
用替代值替换缺失数据
插补；填补（缺失数据）；归算；考虑；把…计算在内；归因于某个原因或来源；通过替代将(罪或义)归于某人
In use
They imputed the project's failure to the lack of funding.
The politician tried to impute the scandal to his opponents.
He imputed his own mistakes to his assistant without any evidence.
impute something to someone/something
常用于负面责任的归因。
They imputed the failure to the manager.
他们把失败归咎于经理。
be imputed to someone/something
被动形式，强调责任归属。
The mistake was imputed to the intern.
这个错误被归咎于实习生。
Verb forms
base impute · third person imputes · -ing imputing · past imputed · past participle imputed
常与to连用，表示归因于
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- impute blame to
- 把责任归咎于；归咎于
- It is unfair to impute blame to the teacher for the students' poor results.把学生成绩差归咎于老师是不公平的。
- impute motives to
- 认为某人有…动机；把动机归于
- We should not impute bad motives to people without evidence.没有证据就不应认为别人有不良动机。
- impute responsibility to
- 把责任归于；追究…的责任
- The report imputed responsibility to the manager for the project's failure.报告将项目失败的责任归于经理。
- impute missing values
- 插补缺失值；填补缺失数据
- The software can impute missing values in the dataset.该软件可以插补数据集中的缺失值。
- impute righteousness to
- 将义归算给；把义归于
- The doctrine teaches that God imputes righteousness to believers.这一教义教导说，上帝将义归算给信徒。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：impute 与 compute 同韵，compute 算数字，impute 算'原因'——归因、归咎。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律或学术书面语、宗教/神学讨论、统计与数据科学 impute 是正式用语，多用于书面或学术语境，表示“归因于”或“把…归咎于”；在神学中可指把罪/义归算给人；在统计和数据分析中表示“插补、填补缺失值”。口语中一般用 attribute 或 blame 代替。
Grammar Note
常与介词to连用，表示归因于或嫁祸于
Pronunciation & Spelling
compute、dispute、repute、commute、cute、mute 的重读音节都以 /pjuːt/ 或 /juːt/ 结尾，与 impute 的 /pjuːt/ 押韵。注意形近词 input /ˈɪnpʊt/ 读音与 impute 完全不同。
Learn the forms together
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