ascribe
/əˈskraɪb/
v.
一句话记住
把……归因于;把……归咎于;认为(作品、话语)出自(某人);认为……具有(某种特性)
释义与例句
v.
把……归因于;把……归咎于
to consider something to be caused by a particular thing or person
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Scientists ascribe the rise in temperature to human activity.
科学家把气温上升归因于人类活动。
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She ascribed her success to hard work and a little luck.
她把自己的成功归功于努力工作和一点运气。
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The villagers ascribed the poor harvest to the long drought.
村民们把歉收归咎于长期干旱。
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Historians ascribe the decline of the city to constant warfare.
历史学家把这座城市的衰落归因于连年战争。
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He tends to ascribe other people's mistakes to carelessness.
他往往把别人的错误归咎于粗心。
v.
认为(作品、话语)出自(某人);认为……具有(某种特性)
to say or believe that a work, quotation or quality belongs to a particular person
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The painting is ascribed to a pupil of Leonardo.
这幅画被认为出自达·芬奇的一位学生之手。
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This poem was formerly ascribed to Shakespeare.
这首诗过去被认为出自莎士比亚。
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The remark has been ascribed to Churchill, but no one can prove it.
这句话被说成是丘吉尔说的,但无人能够证实。
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Scholars ascribe great importance to this newly found letter.
学者们认为这封新发现的信件具有重要意义。
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The qualities ascribed to the hero were mostly invented by the author.
人们赋予这位英雄的品质大多是作者虚构的。
词源与构词
来自拉丁语 ascribere:ad-(向、加)+ scribere(写),把原因或名字写到某人名下,就是“归因、归于”。
a- (ad-)
前缀 · to,向、加
scrib
词根 · to write,写
记忆钩子
a(向)+ scrib(写):把原因写到某人账上,就是归因于他。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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conscript 征召;征(兵)During the war, young men were conscripted into the army. 战争期间,年轻人被征召入伍。
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describe 描述;形容Can you describe the man you saw? 你能描述一下你看到的那个人吗?
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inscription 铭文;碑文(刻在石头、金属等上的文字)The inscription on the stone dates back to the twelfth century. 石头上的铭文可追溯到十二世纪。
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manuscript 手稿;原稿The library keeps an ancient manuscript. 这家图书馆收藏着一份古代手稿。
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prescribe 开(药方);开处方The doctor prescribed some painkillers. 医生开了一些止痛药。
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scribble 匆匆地写;潦草地写She scribbled a note and left it on the table. 她匆匆写了一张便条放在桌上。
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script 剧本;脚本She wrote the script for the film. 她写了这部电影的剧本。
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scripture 宗教经典;圣典For centuries, scripture was the only book in many homes. 几个世纪以来,宗教经典是许多家庭里唯一的书。
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subscribe 订阅;订购I subscribe to two weekly magazines. 我订阅了两本周刊。
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transcript 成绩单He sent his transcript to the university. 他把成绩单寄给了那所大学。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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ascription 归因;归属ascribe + -tion,动词变名词,词根 scrib 变为 script
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ascribable 可归因的ascribe + -able,表示「可以被……的」
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ascriptive 归属性的;归因的ascribe + -ive,构成形容词,多用于学术语境
同义词
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attribute 把……归因于attribute 是「归因」的通用词;ascribe 更书面,还常指把作品归于某人。She attributes her good health to regular exercise. 她把自己的健康归因于经常锻炼。
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credit 把……归于;归功于credit 只用于把功劳、成绩记在某人身上,带赞扬;ascribe 中性,好坏皆可。The team credited its coach with the victory. 球队把胜利归功于教练。
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impute 把(过错)归于impute 专指把过错、责任归于某人,语气正式偏法律;ascribe 范围更宽。The report imputes the accident to human error. 报告把事故归咎于人为失误。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
常见搭配
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ascribe A to B 把 A 归因于 BDoctors ascribe the illness to polluted water. 医生把这种病归因于水污染。
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be ascribed to 被认为出自;被归因于The statue is ascribed to a Greek master. 这尊雕像被认为出自一位希腊大师之手。
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ascribe importance to 认为……重要The school ascribes great importance to reading. 这所学校非常重视阅读。