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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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