ascribe(v) ~ sth to sb/sth 认为某事物是由某人造成或写成;归功于、归咎于某人(某事物)
He ascribed his failure to bad luck。
他把失败归咎于运气不好。
This play is usually ascribed to Shakespeare。
这个剧本一般认为是莎士比亚所作。
ascribable(adj)(作表语)~ to sb/sth 可归于某人某事物的
His success is ascribable simply to hard work。
他的成功是由于勤奋。
attribute(v)~ sth to sb/sth 认为某事物是属于某人的,由某人引起的
He attributes his success to hard work and a bit of luck。
他认为他的成功是勤奋加上一点运气得来的。
(n)属性,特质,性质
attributable(adj)(作表语)可归属于或归因于某事物的
Even if only part of that bill was attributable to the China experiment, that is a costly laboratory.
即便其中只有一部分成本可归因于中国的试验,那也是一场代价高昂的试验。
In fact, personality resemblances between biological relatives are attributable almost entirely to heredity, rather than environment.
事实上,血缘亲戚中的个性相似性几乎可以完全归因于遗传,而不是环境。
And the best measure of that connection is how big a proportion of the sector’s aggregate undercapitalisation in a crisis is attributable to an individual firm.
衡量那种联系最好的方法就是把这个部门在经济危机中所占的总投资不足比例有多大归因于一个公司。