| 单词 | ascribe |
| 释义 | ascribe (once / 474 pages) v Ascribe means to give credit to, like if you ascribe the A you got on your group project to the hard work of your partners! Ascribe's Latin root is ascribere, meaning basically "to write in.'' Makes sense, because ascribe is often used to link writers to their words. Many a quirky quote, like "Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter," is ascribed to that famous scribe Mark Twain. It can also be a way of blaming something — you might ascribe your bad attitude to your mom because she won't let you have cupcakes for dinner. WORD FAMILYascribe: ascribable, ascribed, ascribes, ascribing, ascription+/ascribable: unascribable/ascription: ascriptions USAGE EXAMPLESSomehow, though, whenever I’m testing it publicly, it picks this slightly labored joke, and it’s difficult to resist ascribing ill intent. The New Yorker(Dec 31, 2016) The “scum of the world” lines are excised, and the scourging of Jesus is ascribed not to Jewish soldiers but to Pilate. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) Kimmel was announced as host on 5 December, later than usual, which he ascribed to his being low on the list of invitees. The Guardian(Dec 15, 2016) v attribute or credit to Syn|Hypo|Hyper assign, attribute, impute impute attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source impute attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source carnalize, sensualizeascribe to an origin in sensation creditgive someone credit for something reattributeattribute to another source anthropomorphise, anthropomorphizeascribe human features to something personate, personifyattribute human qualities to something accredit, creditascribe an achievement to blame, chargeattribute responsibility to externalise, externalize, projectregard as objective interiorise, interiorize, internalise, internalizeincorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal evaluate, judge, pass judgment form a critical opinion of |
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