单词 | ascribe |
释义 | ascribe (əskraɪb ) Word forms: ascribes , ascribing , ascribed 1. verb If you ascribe an event or condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused by that thing. [formal] An autopsy eventually ascribed the baby's death to sudden infant death syndrome. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: attribute, credit, refer, charge 2. verb If you ascribe a quality to someone, you consider that they possess it. [formal] We do not ascribe a superior wisdom to government or the state. [VERB noun + to] 3. verb If you ascribe something such as a quotation or a work of art to someone, you say that they said it or created it. [formal] He mistakenly ascribes the expression 'survival of the fittest' to Charles Darwin. [VERB noun + to] Translations: Chinese: 将…归因于 Japanese: ~のせいと見なす |
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