English-Thai Dictionary
attribute
N คุณ ลักษณะ คุณ สมบัติ quality property characteristic khun-na-lak-sa-na
attribute
VT ถือว่า เป็น ของ ถือว่า ให้เหตุผล ว่า เป็น credit accredit thue-wa-pen-khong
attribute to
PHRV พิจารณา ว่า เขียน โดย น่าจะ มาจาก คิด ว่า เขียน โดย คิด ว่า เป็น ของ ascribe to phi-ja-ra-na-wa-khian-doi
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ATTRIBUTE
v.t.[L. attribuo; ad and tribuo, to divide, to bestow, to assign; tribus, a tribe, division or ward. See Tribe. ] 1. To allot or attach, in contemplation; to ascribe; to consider as belonging.
We attribute nothing to God, that contains a contradiction.
2. To give as due; to yield as an act of the mind; as, to attribute to God all the glory of redemption.
3. To impute, as to a cause; as, our misfortunes are generally to be attributed to our follies or imprudence.
ATTRIBUTE
n. 1. That which is attributed; that which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in; as, power and wisdom are attributes of the Supreme Being; or a quality determining something to be after a certain manner; as, extension is an attribute of body.
2. Quality; characteristic disposition; as bravery and generosity in men.
3. A thing belonging to another; an appendant; as the arms of a warrior. In painting and sculpture, a symbol of office or character, added to the principal figure; as a club is the attribute of Hercules.
4. Reputation; honor.
[Not a proper sense of this word. ]
ATTRIBUTED
pp. Ascribed; yielded as due; imputed.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ATTRIBUTE
At *trib "ute, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Attributed; p. pr. & vb. n.Attributing. ] Etym: [L. attributus, p. p. of attribuere; ad + tribuere to bestow. See Tribute. ]
Defn: To ascribe; to consider (something ) as due or appropriate (to ); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (to ). We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it. Abp. Tillotson. The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer. Shak.
Syn. -- See Ascribe.
ATTRIBUTE
At "tri *bute, n. Etym: [L. attributum.]
1. That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic. But mercy is above this sceptered away; ... It is an attribute to God himself. Shak.
2. Reputation. [Poetic ] Shak.
3. (Paint. & Sculp. )
Defn: A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules.
4. (Gram. )
Defn: Quality, etc. , denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective.
New American Oxford Dictionary
attribute
at trib ute ▶verb |əˈtriˌbyo͞ot əˈtrɪˌbjut | [ with obj. ] (attribute something to ) regard something as being caused by (someone or something ): he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director | the bombing was attributed to the IRA. • ascribe a work or remark to (a particular author, artist, or speaker ): the building was attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright. • regard a quality or feature as characteristic of or possessed by (someone or something ): ancient peoples attributed magic properties to certain stones. ▶noun |ˈatrəˌbyo͞ot ˈætrəˌbjut | 1 a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something: flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of our army. • a material object recognized as symbolic of a person, esp. a conventional object used in art to identify a saint or mythical figure. 2 Computing a piece of information that determines the properties of a field or tag in a database or a string of characters in a display. 3 Grammar an attributive adjective or noun. 4 Statistics a real property that a statistical analysis is attempting to describe. DERIVATIVES at trib ut a ble |əˈtribyətəbəl |adjective, at tri bu tion |ˌatrəˈbyo͞oSHən |noun, at tri bu tion al adjective ORIGIN late 15th cent.: as a noun from Old French attribut, and as a verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted, ’ both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to ’ + tribuere ‘assign. ’
Oxford Dictionary
attribute
at ¦trib |ute ▶verb |əˈtrɪbjuːt | [ with obj. ] (attribute something to ) regard something as being caused by: he attributed the firm's success to the efforts of the managing director | his resignation was attributed to stress. • ascribe a work or remark to (a particular author, artist, or speaker ): the building was attributed to Inigo Jones. • regard a quality or feature as characteristic of or possessed by: ancient peoples attributed magic properties to certain stones. ▶noun |ˈatrɪbjuːt | 1 a quality or feature regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of someone or something: flexibility and mobility are the key attributes of Britain's army. • a material object recognized as symbolic of a person, especially a conventional object used in art to identify a saint or mythical figure. 2 Computing a piece of information which determines the properties of a field or tag in a database or a string of characters in a display. 3 Grammar an attributive adjective or noun. 4 Statistics a real property which a statistical analysis is attempting to describe. DERIVATIVES attributable |əˈtrɪbjʊtəb (ə )l |adjective, attribution |atrɪˈbjuːʃ (ə )n |noun, attributional adjective ORIGIN late 15th cent.: the noun from Old French attribut; the verb from Latin attribut- ‘allotted ’: both from the verb attribuere, from ad- ‘to ’ + tribuere ‘assign ’.
American Oxford Thesaurus
attribute
attribute verb they attributed their success to him: ascribe to, assign to, accredit to, credit to, impute to; put down to, chalk up to; hold responsible for, blame on, pin on; connect with, associate with. ▶noun 1 he has all the attributes of a top player: quality, characteristic, trait, feature, element, aspect, property, sign, hallmark, mark, distinction. 2 the hourglass is the attribute of Father Time: symbol, mark, sign, hallmark, trademark. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See emblem . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
Oxford Thesaurus
attribute
attribute verb |(stress on the second syllable ) |they attributed the success of the expedition entirely to one man: ascribe, assign, accredit, credit, impute, allot, allocate; put down to, set down to, chalk up to, lay at the door of, hold responsible for, pin something on, lay something on, place something on; connect with, associate with; informal stick something on. ▶noun |(stress on the first syllable ) | 1 he has all the attributes of a top midfield player: quality, feature, characteristic, trait, element, aspect, property, hallmark, mark, distinction, sign, telltale sign, sure sign; idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk. 2 the hourglass was depicted as the attribute of Father Time: symbol, indicator, mark, sign, hallmark, trademark, status symbol.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
attribute
at trib ute /ətrɪ́bjət |ətrɪ́bjuːt / (!動詞 名詞 で強勢が異なる ) 〖at (…に ) tribute (与える )〗動詞 ~s /-ts /; ~d /-ɪd /; -uting 他動詞 1 〈物事の結果 〉を «…に » 帰する , «…の » せいにする; 〈性質 特徴など 〉が 【人 物などに 】あるとする [考える ](ascribe ) «to » ▸ attribute one's failure to bad luck 失敗を運が悪かったためとする ▸ His death was attributed to lung cancer .彼の死因は肺癌 (がん )であるとされた 2 〖通例 be ~d 〗〈作品などが 〉【作者の 】作品であると考えられている «to » .名詞 /ǽtrɪbjuːt / (!分綴はat tri bute ) C (人 物などが本来持っている )属性 , 特性, 特質 (!特に好ましい有益な性質をさす ) .