| 词组 | ascribe to |
| 释义 | ascribe to 1. ascribe sth to sth formal to say or believe that something is caused by something else: ▪ An inquest was held on the following day and her death was ascribed to natural causes. ▪ the peace-loving nature of the Burmese people, which is often ascribed to Buddhism ▪ Some commentators have ascribed the rise in the number of homeless mentally-ill people to the closure of large psychiatric hospitals. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑attribute to 2. ascribe sth to sb/sth formal to believe that someone or something has a particular quality or value: ▪ It is wrong to ascribe human qualities such as greed and revenge to animals. ▪ the status traditionally ascribed to members of the aristocracy ▪ the importance ascribed to material wealth in western societies ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑attribute to 3. ascribe sth to sb formal to say or believe that something was first said, written, invented etc by a particular person: ▪ This quotation is usually ascribed to Descartes. ▪ It has been suggested that many of the plays that are normally ascribed to William Shakespeare were actually written by Francis Bacon. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑attribute to |
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