每日英语单词111:attribute


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attribute

[əˈtrɪbju:t]  

[əˈtrɪbjut] 

vt.  认为;  归于;  品质归于某人;  认为某事[]属于某人[];

词根:at加强动作+tribut给予+e→[把原因]给出→归因于

词根

tribut

=give,表示"给予"

形近词

 

 

tribute

[ˈtrɪbju:t]  

[ˈtrɪbjut] 

n.  致敬; 悼念; 贡品; 体现;

词根:tribut给予+e→n.贡品;颂词,称赞,[表示敬意的]礼物

contribute

[kənˈtrɪbju:t]  

[kənˈtrɪbjut] 

vt.& vi.  贡献出;  捐赠(款项);  投稿(给杂志等);  出力;

词根:con全部+tribut给予+e→全部给出→捐钱

distribute 

[dɪˈstrɪbju:t]  

[dɪˈstrɪbjut] 

vt.  分配,散布;  散发,分发;  分类;  []配电;

词根:dis分开+tribut给予+e→分开给→分配

retribution

 [ˌretrɪˈbju:ʃn]  

[ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən] 

n.  应得的惩罚,报应; 报复; 报答,报偿;

词根:re回+tribut给予+ion表名词→给回去→报复,报酬


 

attribute
英 [əˈtrɪbju:t]   美 [əˈtrɪbjut] 
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vt.  认为…是; 把…归于; 把…品质归于某人; 认为某事[物]属于某人[物];
词根:at加强动作+tribut给予+e→[把原因]给出→归因于
① (VERB) 把…归因于;把…归咎于 
If you attribute something to an event or situation, you think that it was caused by that event or situation.
● Women tend to attribute their success to external causes such as luck. 
女性倾向于将她们的成功归因于外部因素,比如运气。
② (VERB) 将(品质或特征)加于…;认为…为…所有 
If you attribute aparticular quality or feature to someone or something, you think that they have got it.
● People were beginning to attribute superhuman qualities to him. 
人们开始觉得他超人一等。
③ (VERB) 认为(文章、艺术品或评论)出自… 
If a piece of writing,a work of art, or a remark is attributed to someone, people say that they wrote it, created it, or said it.
 
形近词:
1、tribute
英 [ˈtrɪbju:t]   美 [ˈtrɪbjut] 
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n.  致敬; 悼念; 贡品; 体现;
词根:tribut给予+e→n.贡品;颂词,称赞,[表示敬意的]礼物
① (N-VAR) 致敬;颂词;献礼 
A tribute is something that you say, do, or make to show your admiration and respect for someone.
● The song is a tribute to Roy Orbison... 
那首歌是对罗伊·奥比森的致敬。
② (N-SING) (良好结果的)体现,证明 
If one thing is atribute to another, the first thing is the result of the second and shows how good it is.
● His success has been atribute to hard work, to professionalism... 
他的成功充分体现了他的勤劳苦干和敬业精神。
 
2、contribute
英 [kənˈtrɪbju:t]   美 [kənˈtrɪbjut] 
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vt.&vi.  贡献出; 捐赠(款项); 投稿(给杂志等); 出力;
词根:con全部+tribut给予+e→全部给出→捐钱
① (VERB) (为…)做贡献 
If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
● The three sons also contribute to the family business... 
这3个儿子也为家族事业做出了贡献。
② (VERB) 捐献;捐助;援助 
To contribute money or resources to something means to give money or resources to help pay for something or to help achieve a particular purpose.
● The US is contributing $4 billion in loans, credits and grants... 
美国将提供40亿美元的信贷和赠款。
③ (VERB) 促成;促使;是导致…的原因之一 
If something contributes to an event or situation, it is one of the causes of it.
● The report says design faults in both the vessels contributed to the tragedy... 
报告说两艘船存在的设计缺陷也促成了这场悲剧的发生。
 
3、distribute 
英[dɪˈstrɪbju:t]   美[dɪˈstrɪbjut] 
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vt.  分配,散布;散发,分发;把…分类;[电]配电;
词根:dis分开+tribut给予+e→分开给→分配
①(VERB) 分发;分配;分送
If you distribute things, you hand them or deliver them to a number of people.
●Students shouted slogans and distributed leaflets... 
学生们喊着口号,分发着传单。
②(VERB) 配销;运销;分销
When a company distributes goods, it supplies them to the shops or businesses that sell them.
●We didn't understand how difficult it was to distribute a national paper. 
我们不了解分销一份全国发行的报纸有多难。
③(VERB) (在成员中)分配,分派
If you distribute things among the members of a group, you share them among those members.
●Immediately after his election he began to distribute major offices among his friends and supporters. 
他当选后立即着手将要职分派给他的朋友和支持者们。
 
4、retribution
英[ˌretrɪˈbju:ʃn]   美[ˌrɛtrəˈbjuʃən] 
     GRE
n.  应得的惩罚,报应;报复;报答,报偿;
词根:re回+tribut给予+ion表名词→给回去→报复,报酬
① (N-UNCOUNT) 惩罚;报应 
Retribution is punishment for a crime, especially punishment which is carried out by someone other than the official authorities.
● He didn't want any further involvement for fear of retribution. 
他担心受到惩罚,不想再牵涉其中。
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