attribute

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

at·tri·bute AW [attribute attributes attributed attributing] verb, noun
verb BrE [əˈtrɪbjuːt] ; NAmE [əˈtrɪbjuːt]
1. ~ sth to sth to say or believe that sth is the result of a particular thing
•She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck.
2. to say or believe that sb is responsible for doing sth, especially for saying, writing or painting sth
•~ sth The committee refused to attribute blame without further information.
•~ sth to sb This play is usually attributed to Shakespeare.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’.

Example Bank:
•Climate change is widely attributed to the build-up of greenhouse gases.
•The goals commonly attributed to management are status, power, salary and security.
•They claim that one in twenty deaths can be directly attributed to air pollution.
•a quote that has often been falsely attributed to George Patton
Derived Word: ↑attribution
 
noun BrE [ˈætrɪbjuːt] ; NAmE [ˈætrɪbjuːt]
a quality or feature of sb/sth
•Patience is one of the most important attributes in a teacher.
•The most basic attribute of all animals is consciousness.

Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere ‘assign’.

Example Bank:
•His physical attributes were much admired.
•Patience is an essential attribute for a teacher.
•He lists the ten most important attributes of a good school.
•In modern society, the positive attributes of age are often ignored.
•Those possessing the necessary physical attributes will emerge as the best sportsmen.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  property, dimension, assign, impute, ascribe