| 释义 |
at·tri·bu·tion
\ˌa.trəˈbyüshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin attribution-, attributio assignment of a debt of money, from attributus (past participle of attribuere to attribute, assign) + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the action of bestowing or assigning
< attribution of a gift >
2. : the process of ascribing to someone or something
< the attribution of guilt to the accused >
3. : the ascribing of a work to an author, date, or place; especially : the ascribing of a work of art to a particular artist
4. : the fact of being an attribute : the logical relation of an attribute to its subject |