ascribe
含义: To attribute something to a particular cause, source, or person, especially when assigning credit, blame, or authorship.
Ascribe is more formal than 'attribute' and often implies a degree of interpretation or judgement. One ascribes a painting to a particular artist, ascribes a motive to an action, or ascribes a quality to a person. The construction 'ascribe X to Y' is standard. In academic and critical writing, it signals careful, evidence-based attribution. It is closely related to 'attribute' but carries a slightly more elevated register.
例句
- Historians have traditionally ascribed the decline of the Roman Empire to a combination of military, economic, and social factors. 历史学家传统上将罗马帝国的衰落归因于军事、经济和社会因素的综合作用。Los historiadores han atribuido tradicionalmente la decadencia del Imperio romano a una combinación de factores militares, económicos y sociales.歴史家たちは伝統的にローマ帝国の衰退を軍事的・経済的・社会的要因の複合に帰してきた。역사가들은 전통적으로 로마 제국의 쇠퇴를 군사적·경제적·사회적 요인의 복합에 귀속시켜 왔다.
- The painting was ascribed to Constable for decades before modern analysis revealed it to be the work of a lesser-known contemporary. 这幅画数十年来一直被归于康斯太布尔名下,直到现代分析揭示它实为一位较不知名的同时代画家的作品。El cuadro fue atribuido a Constable durante décadas, hasta que el análisis moderno reveló que era obra de un contemporáneo menos conocido.その絵画は数十年にわたりコンスタブルの作とされていたが、現代の分析によってあまり知られていない同時代の画家の作品であることが判明した。그 그림은 수십 년간 콘스터블의 작품으로 여겨졌으나, 현대적 분석을 통해 덜 알려진 동시대 화가의 작품인 것으로 밝혀졌다.
- It would be a mistake to ascribe the party's electoral defeat to any single policy failure. 将该党的选举失败归咎于任何单一的政策失误都是错误的。Sería un error atribuir la derrota electoral del partido a un único fracaso político.同党の選挙での敗北を単一の政策上の失敗に帰するのは誤りであろう。당의 선거 패배를 단일한 정책 실패에 귀속시키는 것은 오류일 것이다.
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语境: academic, literary, journalism
语气: analytical
起源与历史
From Latin ascribere (to write in addition, enrol), from ad- (to) + scribere (to write). The English sense of attributing a quality or work to someone developed in the 16th century.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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