1.to ascribe sth to sb
(attribute to)+ virtue认为某人具有…；认为…是某人的特点
Husbands are often mistaken in the virtues they ascribe to their wives.做丈夫的常常会误以为妻子具有种种美德。
2.to ascribe sth to sb/sth
+ work of art认为…属于某人/某事物；认为…源自某人/某事物
a magnificent painted ceiling, ascribed to Holbein被认为出自荷尔拜因手笔的华美壮观的屋顶绘画
3.to ascribe sth to sth
(consider responsible for)把某事物归因于某事物
It is wrong to ascribe all that has happened simply to the war.简单地把所发生的一切都归因于战争是错误的。