Attribute

Definition

attribute /ǝ'trÇbju:t/ v ~ sth to (sb/ sth) မွတ္ယူသည္။ This play is usually attributed to Shakespeare. ❍ She attributes her success to hard work and a bit of luck. ❍ The committee refused to attribute blame without further information. /'ætrÇbju:t/ n ပင္ကိုအရည္အခ်င္း။ Her greatest attribute was her kindness. ❍ patience is one of the most important attributes in a teacher. ❏ attributable /ǝ'trÇbjǝtǝbl/ adj ~ to sb/ sth မွတ္ယူ ႏိုင္ေသာ။ Their illnesses are attributable to poor diet. ❏ attribution /ætrÇ'bju:ʃn/ n [U, C] ထည့္တြက္ျခင္း။ ယူဆခ်က္။ the mistaken attribution of 4000 votes to the Democratic Party ❍ It is difficult to be sure whether this attribution is correct.

Examples

1. Her teachers attributed her learning difficulties to emotional problems.
2. Marcello’s work was at first attributed to his brother Benedetto.
3. Quotes attributed to him have been taken out of context.
4. People are attributing qualities to me that I just don’t have.