attributes
attributes — 名詞
- attributessingular
- attributesesplural
1. a quality, feature, or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing — for ex
特質；屬性
某人或某物具有的特徵或性質
a quality, feature, or characteristic that belongs to a person or thing — for example, patience in a teacher or light weight in a phone
Patience is an attribute that every good nurse needs in her work.
耐心是每位優秀護士工作中所需的特質。
attribute + that-clause describing the quality
Anong listed honesty and kindness as the key attributes of a true friend.
Anong 把誠實和善良列為真正朋友的關鍵特質。
The phone's light weight is the attribute most buyers care about.
這支手機的輕盈重量是多數買家最在乎的特性。
The car's most appealing attribute is how little fuel it uses.
這輛車最吸引人的特點是它非常省油。
What attributes do you look for when you hire a new team member?
你在招募新團隊成員時會看哪些特質？
- quality
more general; can refer to both good and bad features
- characteristic
more formal; often used in scientific or technical descriptions
- trait
typically used for personality or behaviour, not physical objects
- feature
often used for products, software, or physical appearance
attributes — 動詞
- attributespresent simple I / you / we / they
- attributeses3rd person singular
- attributesing-ing form
- attributesedpast simple
1. to say or believe that something is the result of a particular cause
歸因於
認為某事由某個原因造成
to say or believe that something is the result of a particular cause
Mira attributed the delay to heavy traffic on the bridge.
Mira 將延誤歸因於橋上的嚴重塞車。
attribute + result + to + cause
Doctors attribute the rise in asthma cases to poor air quality.
醫生們將氣喘病例的增加歸因於空氣品質不佳。
The coach attributed the team's success to months of hard training.
教練將球隊的成功歸因於數月的艱苦訓練。
Many historians attribute the fall of the empire to weak leadership.
許多歷史學家將帝國的衰落歸因於領導不力。
- ascribe
more formal; used in academic or official writing
- put down to
informal phrasal verb alternative; common in spoken English
- blame on
implies the cause is negative or someone is at fault
文法句型
attribute + something + to + something
用法筆記
Object must be an outcome or event, and the complement after 'to' must be its perceived cause. Frequently used in passive: 'The crash was attributed to pilot error.'
2. to believe or say that someone or something has a particular quality or characte
認為…具有
認為某人或某物具有某種特質
to believe or say that someone or something has a particular quality or characteristic
People often attribute patience to Quinn, but he says he just listens well.
人們常認為 Quinn 具有耐心，但他說他只是善於傾聽。
attribute + quality + to + person
You should not attribute laziness to a child who is simply tired.
你不該認為一個只是累了的孩子具有懶惰的特質。
The villagers attribute magical powers to the old stone in the square.
村民們認為廣場上那塊舊石頭具有神奇力量。
Critics attribute coldness to the director's style, though fans call it restraint.
評論家認為這位導演的風格具有冷漠感，但影迷稱之為克制。
- ascribe
more formal; interchangeable in most contexts with this sense
- credit with
used specifically for positive qualities or achievements
文法句型
attribute + something + to + someone/something
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the object is a quality or trait, not an event or outcome. The 'to' complement names the person or thing said to possess that quality.
常見錯誤
3. to say that a work of art, idea, or object was created by or first came from a p
認定出自
認定作品由某人創作或起源於某處
to say that a work of art, idea, or object was created by or first came from a particular person, time, or place
Experts attribute the painting to a student of Rembrandt, not the master himself.
專家認定這幅畫出自林布蘭的一名學生，而非大師本人。
attribute + artwork + to + creator
The poem was long attributed to an unknown monk from the twelfth century.
這首詩長期被認定出自十二世紀一位無名僧侶。
passive: be attributed to + creator
Archaeologists attribute the pottery to a tribe that lived in the valley.
考古學家認定這些陶器出自曾居住在山谷中的一個部落。
Scholars attribute the earliest version of the story to Persian folklore.
學者們認定這個故事最早的版本源於波斯民間傳說。
文法句型
attribute + something + to + someone/something
用法筆記
Subject is usually an expert, scholar, or institution making a judgement about origin. Frequently passive: 'is attributed to.' Distinguish from sense 1: the object is a created work (painting, text, invention), not an event.
4. to place something into a particular class or category according to a system
歸類；劃分
將事物歸入某個類別或體系
to place something into a particular class or category according to a system
The museum attributes each artifact to a specific historical period.
博物館將每件文物歸入特定的歷史時期。
attribute + object + to + category
Librarians attribute the new books to either fiction or nonfiction sections.
圖書館員將新書歸入小說或非小說類別。
The software attributes each expense to the correct budget category automatically.
這套軟體會自動將每筆支出歸入正確的預算類別。
Botanists attributed the newly found plant to the orchid family.
植物學家將這種新發現的植物歸入蘭科。
- classify
the standard everyday word for this meaning
- assign
more about allocation than classification; 'assign to a group' overlaps
- categorise
emphasises placing into labelled groups
文法句型
attribute + something + to + category
用法筆記
Formal; most common in academic, technical, or institutional contexts. In everyday English, 'classify' or 'put into' is more natural. Distinguish from sense 1: the 'to' complement names a category, not a cause.