attribute
verb
noun
əˈtrɪbjuːt
verb
1
to
believe
or
say
that
a
situation
or
event
is
caused
by
something
把…归因于…
The
fall
in
the
number
of
deaths
from
heart
disease
is
generally
attributed
to
improvements
in
diet.
心脏病死亡人数的下降通常归因于日常饮食的改善。
2
if
people
in
general
attribute
a
particular
statement,
painting,
piece
of
music
etc
to
someone,
they
believe
that
person
said
it,
painted
it
etc
认为…是某人所说 （所画等 ）
a
saying
usually
attributed
to
Confucius
一般认为是孔子说的一句格言
3
to
believe
or
say
that
someone
or
something
has
a
particular
quality
认为…具有…的特性
One
should
not
attribute
human
motives
to
animals.
不应该认为动物也有人类的动机。
ˈætrɪəbjuːt
noun
4
a
quality
or
feature,
especially
one
that
is
considered
to
be
good
or
useful
特性，特质，属性
What
attributes
should
a
good
manager
possess?
一名优秀的经理应该具备哪些素质？