ascribe (something) to (something or someone)formal
:to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with (something or someone)把…歸因於;把…歸屬於
They ascribed [=attributed] his illness to chemicals in his brain. [=they said his illness was caused by chemicals in his brain]他們把他的病歸因於他腦内的化學物質。
The author ascribes the economy's success to the current government. [=the author credits the current government with the economy's success]作者把經濟的成功歸功於本屆政府。
She ascribes [=assigns] no importance to having lots of money. [=she does not believe that having lots of money is important]她並不認爲錢多很重要。
These poems are usually ascribed to Homer. [=most people believe that these poems were written by Homer]這些詩歌通常被認爲是荷馬所作。
qualities that are usually ascribed to men [=qualities that many people think are typical of men]通常屬於男性的一些特征