ADJECTIVE | VERB + ATTRIBUTEADJECTIVE➤chief, great, key, main首要特徵;重要特點;關鍵屬性;主要特徵➤defining, distinguishing, essential, necessary界定性屬性;區別性特徵;必不可少的品質;必要特徵◇Patience is an essential attribute for a teacher.耐心是教師必不可少的品質。➤desirable, desired, important, positive, useful, valued可取的特點;重要的品質;有益的特性;可貴的特性▸➤common共同的特徵➤unique獨一無二的特點▸➤divine, human神的特性;人的特性➤feminine, masculine女性/男性特徵▸➤cultural, personal, physical, social文化的/個人的/身體的/社會的特徵◇His physical attributes were much admired.很多人欣賞他的身材。VERB + ATTRIBUTE➤embody, have, possess體現/具有/具備特徵attribute
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ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤directly直接歸因於▸➤solely完全歸因於▸➤largely, mainly大體上/主要歸因於▸➤in part, partially, partly部份歸因於➤erroneously, falsely, incorrectly, mistakenly, wrongly錯誤地歸因於;不正確地歸因於◇a quote that has often been falsely attributed to George Patton一段經常被誤以為是喬治・巴頓說的語錄PREPOSITION➤to歸因於◇They claim that one in twenty deaths can be directly attributed to air pollution.他們稱每 20 例死亡個案中就有 1 例是空氣污染直接造成的。PHRASES➤be commonly attributed to, be generally attributed to, be usually attributed to, be widely attributed to普遍/一般/通常/廣泛歸因於◇The goals commonly attributed to management are status, power, salary and security.人們普遍認為管理者追求的目標無非是地位、權力、薪酬和安全感。◇Climate change is widely attributed to the build-up of greenhouse gases.人們普遍認為氣候變化是由溫室氣體的增加造成的。