单词	attribute
释义	attribute1 verbattribute2 noun attributeat‧tri‧bute1 /əˈtrɪbjuːt $ -bjət/ ●○○ AWL verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINattribute1 Origin: 1300-1400 Latin past participle of attribuere, from ad- ‘to’ + tribuere; ➔ TRIBUTE Verb Table VERB TABLE attribute Simple Form Present I, you, we, they attribute he, she, it attributes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they attributed Present perfect I, you, we, they have attributed he, she, it has attributed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had attributed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will attribute Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have attributed Continuous Form Present I am attributing he, she, it is attributing you, we, they are attributing Past I, he, she, it was attributing you, we, they were attributing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been attributing he, she, it has been attributing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been attributing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be attributing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been attributing Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS I attribute that partly to discipline, partly to desire, and partly to the old transferability of skills. One very significant change from Morgan we can attribute to Marx. She achieves this by attributing to Freud a relatively low level of transhistorical applicability. Some economists attribute much of the rising wage inequality in this country to the shift in favor of the most skilled workers. The charitable thing to do would be to attribute this to great defense. We describe their behaviour by attributing our explanations to those individuals. We do not attribute reality to all the objects of our apparent perception. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto believe that something is caused by a particular thing► put something down to to explain a situation, event, or behaviour by saying that it is the result of something else: · Charlie's been drinking a lot lately, which I put down to stress at work.· Authorities put the acts of vandalism down to "festive high spirits" after the team's victory.· Her restlessness was put down to excitement, and nobody realised she was seriously ill. ► attribute something to formal to explain a situation or fact by saying that it is the result of something else: · Over 1,000 deaths a year can be attributed to drunk driving.· The low crop yields are attributed to changes in climate.· The management attributed the success of the company to the new Marketing Director. to think that something happens because of something else► put something down to to say or believe that one thing happens because of something else, when you are not completely sure that this is true: · When Charlie became ill, I was inclined to put it down to the pressures of his job.· No one was injured, and US officials put the incident down to "high spirits". ► attribute something to formal to say that someone or something is responsible for a situation or event - use this in official contexts: · The management attributed the success of the company to the new Marketing Director.· 1150 deaths a year can be attributed to drunk driving. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► success · I attribute Guruji's healing success to two main factors.· Q: To what do you attribute this success?· Many successful companies in the most advanced industrial countries would attribute much of their success to revised approaches to quality assurance. attribute something to somebody/something phrasal verb1to believe or say that a situation or event is caused by something:  The fall in the number of deaths from heart disease is generally attributed to improvements in diet.2if people in general attribute a particular statement, painting, piece of music etc to someone, they believe that person said it, painted it etc:  a saying usually attributed to Confucius3to believe or say that someone or something has a particular quality:  One should not attribute human motives to animals.—attribution /ˌætrəˈbjuːʃən/ noun [uncountable] attribute1 verbattribute2 noun attributeat‧tri‧bute2 /ˈætrəbjuːt/ ●○○ AWL noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES He had all the attributes of a great leader: charisma, energy, discipline, and resourcefulness. He possesses the essential attributes of a journalist. Hope is one of mankind's most enduring and rewarding attributes. Kindness is just one of her many attributes. She spent most of the interview describing the company's attributes to me. The attribute that people found most attractive in Sharon was her optimism. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But he also offers an attribute not commonly found in the breed: intelligence. Everyone knew he had all the attributes a golfer needs, and his swing was poetry in motion. In addition to this attribute database a cartographic database is also being developed. In Brunnson's view, effective ideologies should have three attributes. It then extracts the required object or attribute and presents its graphically. Physically short and slightly built, Atkinson possessed remarkable attributes. Several pots with the same attributes constitute a pot type, and typology groups artifacts into such types. Teamwork contributed to both the identification of location clients and the delivery of Glasgow's attributes to meet their specific needs. Thesaurus THESAURUS► characteristic something that is typical of someone or something and makes them easy to recognize: · He had several characteristics which made him different to the rest of his family.· the physical characteristics of the brain· He studied the special characteristics of adult speech addressed to children. ► quality a characteristic of a person, especially a good one such as kindness or intelligence: · Tina has a lot of good qualities.· I’m not sure about his leadership qualities.· Obedience is a quality that my father admires. ► feature an important or interesting characteristic of something: · it seems to be a feature of modern society that we tend to judge ourselves by our work above everything else.· A curious feature of the novel is the absence of women.· The building still has many of its original features. ► property [usually plural] technical a characteristic of a substance or object, for example hardness or elasticity, or how it behaves – used especially in scientific contexts: · We examined the physical properties of various metals.· changes in the electrical properties of cells· Some plants have healing properties. ► attribute formal a good or useful characteristic: · I suspected I probably did not quite possess all the attributes required to succeed at the highest level.· All living things are able to reproduce their kind, an attribute which no machine possesses.. ► good/bad points good or bad characteristics – used when someone or something has both good and bad characteristics: · The seller will obviously emphasize the car’s good points.· Draw up a list of your partner’s good and bad points. Longman Language Activatorone part of someone's character► quality something such as an ability or a way of behaving that is part of someone's character: · Besides intelligence and charm, Bella had some less desirable qualities.· The essential quality of a good parent is patience.· Among his other endearing qualities, Ralph was an exceedingly patient man. ► attribute a part of someone's character, especially a part that is thought by other people to be good and useful: · The attribute that people found most attractive in Sharon was her optimism.· Hope is one of mankind's most enduring and rewarding attributes.· He had all the attributes of a great leader: charisma, energy, discipline, and resourcefulness. ► characteristic someone's characteristics are the qualities that are typical of them and which make them easy to recognize: · All great leaders share certain characteristics which must be seen as the key to their success.· Ralph can be very mean sometimes. It's one of his less endearing characteristics. ► trait one type of feeling or behaviour that is particularly noticeable in a person or group of people: · It's a human trait to joke about subjects that make us uncomfortable.family trait (=a trait shared by members of a family): · Pride seems to be one of our family traits.personality trait: · Certain personality traits make people more likely to become victims of violent crime. ► side : romantic/serious/funny etc side a part of someone's character, especially one that is very different from the rest of their character: · Canning was a very traditional Englishman but he had a surprisingly romantic side to him as well.· Val revealed her wild side at the office party.· After his arrest people realized that there had always been a darker side to his nature. ► part of me/her one part of someone's character, which makes them behave or feel in particular ways: · Part of me loves going to parties but there's another part that prefers staying at home.· There is a part of her that I just don't understand. ► streak a part of someone's character that is quite different from the rest of their character, especially one that makes them behave badly: mean/nasty/violent etc streak: · She had a mean streak that she didn't bother to hide.· The District Attorney argued that Johnson has a violent streak and is a danger to society. ► thing informal a part of someone's character, especially one that you like or dislike: · One of the things I like about Susan is the way she always keeps smiling, even when there are problems.· The nicest thing about Richard is that he doesn't mind being criticized. ► good points/bad points good or bad things about someone's character: · Fred was a bad manager but he had his good points.· She always tried to be fair with her students and not just stress their bad points.· When you're dead people don't remember your faults -- only your good points. ► quirk a strange or unusual habit or part of someone's character: · Although on the outside he was quiet and shy, Albert had more than his share of quirks.· She took pride in her children's quirks and individuality, and made no effort to try to change them. ► there's something about somebody you say this when there is something about a person's character that you like or dislike, but you're not sure exactly what it is: · I don't know what it is, but there's something about that man which really irritates me. one part of the character of something► characteristic a part of the character of something that makes it clearly different from or similar to other things: · One of the characteristics of this species is the dark blue markings on its back.· The main characteristics of capitalism are private ownership of capital and freedom of enterprise.share characteristics/have characteristics in common (=have similar characteristics): · The UK shares many characteristics with other European countries.· The two diseases have a number of characteristics in common. ► quality an important part of the character of something, especially a part that is good: · There are certain qualities in Orwell's prose that I greatly admire.· Despite its many qualities, the school simply isn't getting results.· This wine possesses a unique quality.a quality of: · There is a wonderful quality of innocence in these paintings. ► property a characteristic that a particular substance or chemical has: · The properties of the soil influence the growth of the plants.· We test the chemical and biological properties of the samples.· The conducting properties of solids vary widely. ► feature an important, noticeable, or interesting characteristic of something: · The hotel's most attractive feature is its magnificent view of Mount Hood.· Patriotism was a prominent feature in Bush's election campaign.a feature of: · Information on employment is a central feature of this training course. ► attribute a characteristic of an organization or system, especially a good characteristic: · He possesses the essential attributes of a journalist.· She spent most of the interview describing the company's attributes to me. ► thing informal a characteristic of something, especially one that you like or dislike: · The thing that I really hate about this job is having to work late at night.· All that lovely fresh air -- that's the best thing about living in the country. ► good points/bad points the good or bad things about a place or thing: · The city is big and noisy, but it does have its good points too. ► there's something about something you say this when there's something about a thing, a place, someone's behaviour etc that you like or dislike, but you're not sure exactly what it is: · There's something very strange about this whole affair.· There was something about the place that gave me the creeps. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► certain · One manifestation of this is the packages ability to search for headings with certain tags and attributes. ► desirable · Character as a Criterion Character is the motivation behind right actions: Responsibility is a desirable character attribute.· A drawback to this response is that merely bearing a desirable attribute in mind does not necessarily remove the problem.· The survey appears to contradict motor industry claims that customers still rate high performance as one of the most desirable attributes. ► different · Different sweeps - sideways, front and back, or up and down - each alter different musical attributes.· Each of the player selections has different attributes in knowledge, strength and experience.· The emphasis was no longer placed on male domination, but rather on women's equal but different attributes.· It may also be that we look for different attributes in different parts of the public service. ► essential · This is clearly an essential attribute for articles of jewellery and functional items such as tableware.· They show not the slightest sign of that one essential attribute we think animal life should have: movement.· Male sexuality was defined as an instinctual force which, while needing constant medical supervision, was an essential attribute of masculinity.· The problems arise when these are reified as essential attributes of an entire spectrum of cultural form. ► human · Class Status derives from the tendency of people to accord positive and negative values to human attributes and to distribute respect accordingly.· The third human attribute in Williamson's model is dignity, though it is one of the least-developed concepts.· Physical activity - without which we feel deprived of our most human attributes. 6. ► important · Three criteria have been chosen, attempting to measure the most important attributes of company performance over the year.· Ultimately water authority staff prize personal qualities as an officer's most important attributes.· I was learning the most important attribute of any budding ornithologist - patience. ► key · Each tuple in a relation is distinguished from another because one or more attributes in a relation are designated key attributes.· The particular attribute or group of attributes that uniquely identifies an entity occurrence is known as the key attribute or attributes.· The key attributes will uniquely identify any entity occurrence.· Her accuracy, excellent memory and attention to detail were key attributes throughout her career. ► main · In my view these are the main attributes of the book and will prove extremely valuable for anyone entering the field.· Furthermore, one of his main attributes is the capacity to link to other gangs and their leaders. ► other · He exploited his age, like all his other attributes, to great dramatic effect.· These are partly determined by and partly determine the other attributes.· Each link object specifies some source node, link type, target node, pointers to paragraphs, and perhaps other attributes.· Shape and other attributes are encoded in the same kind of way, encoded into a form that is convenient to handle.· I think the critical point is how much he has lost in pace and whether those other attributes are in decline.· For example, area V4 in monkeys is specialized for processing colour information but doesn't encode other attributes like motion or position.· We would therefore expect to find patients who had lost colour vision without losing other attributes of vision, like motion detection.· The other attributes are optional and may be entered in any order. ► personal · Reviewing career goals Detecting and quantifying the innate personal attributes of the effective nurse has puzzled recruiters for many years.· Since then, other national reports have stressed the need for these kinds of personal and cognitive attributes.· Obviously, the effectiveness of such training would depend upon the match that existed with personal attributes. ► physical · Its physical attributes are shared visually.· His face has been the object of as much speculation as any other physical attribute.· The way in which we clothe our bodies and accentuate our physical attributes can also build power.· Then write an outstanding characteristic-a physical attribute, a result it brings, or an unusual feature.· As a source of power, physical attributes may be short-lived and superficial.· In addition to the physical attributes to look for there are naturally a host of technical features to check.· All through the ages men have had names which recognised their prowess at arms or through some physical attribute.· Now, what we don't want are detailed particulars of the shop, the salesperson's home address and physical attributes. ► positive · Control of the beat officer through formal organizational sanctions had both negative and positive attributes.· For example, a physician can present the baby to the parents by focusing on normal features and positive attributes. ► various · Dragons, a game requiring several players who take on fantasy personas with various attributes that determine their success in assorted quests. VERB► possess · But why should the crown possess this mystic attribute of being able to contain and confer sovereignty?· It is a system that is alive, whether or not it possesses all the attributes needed for an organism.· Physically short and slightly built, Atkinson possessed remarkable attributes.· Lewis certainly possesses the physical attributes for the task in hand. a quality or feature, especially one that is considered to be good or useful:  What attributes should a good manager possess?
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