to ascribe sth to sb
1. to ascribe sth to sb
(attribute to) [+ virtue] 认为某人具有…；认为…是某人的特点
- Husbands are often mistaken in the virtues they ascribe to their wives. 做丈夫的常常会误以为妻子具有种种美德。
2. to ascribe sth to sb/sth
[+ work of art] 认为…属于某人/某事物；认为…源自某人/某事物
- a magnificent painted ceiling, ascribed to Holbein 被认为出自荷尔拜因手笔的华美壮观的屋顶绘画
3. to ascribe sth to sth
(consider responsible for) 把某事物归因于某事物
- It is wrong to ascribe all that has happened simply to the war. 简单地把所发生的一切都归因于战争是错误的。
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to ascribe sth to sb
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