英语词汇“attribution”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

attributeattribute1 /əˈtrɪbyut/ ●○○ AWL verb

ETYMOLOGYattribute¹

Origin: 1300-1400 Latin, past participle of attribuere, from ad- to + tribuere; ➔ TRIBUTE

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

attribute something to somebody/something phrasal verb1to say that a situation, state, or event is caused by something or someone: Most airport delays are attributed to weather.2to say that someone was responsible for saying or writing something, painting a famous picture, etc., when you cannot be completely sure: These paintings are attributed to Van Gogh.3to say that someone or something has a particular quality: It’s a mistake to attribute human emotions to animals.—attribution /ˌætrəˈbyuʃən/ noun