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impute

UK //ɪmˈpjuːt//US //ɪmˈpjuːt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'imputare',意为 '归于' 或 '计入',由 'in-'(向内)和 'putare'(计算、思考)组成。

verb

❶ 将某种责任、错误或品质归咎于某人或某事,通常指在缺乏直接证据的情况下进行推断或指责。

“They imputed the failure of the project to poor management.”

(他们将项目的失败归咎于管理不善。)

“He imputed his success to hard work and perseverance.”

(他将自己的成功归功于努力和坚持。)

同义词:attribute, ascribe, assign, credit, blame

常见短语

impute to — 将某事归因于某人或某事,常用于正式或法律语境中。

“The lawyer argued that the fault should not be imputed to his client.”

(律师辩称,过错不应归咎于他的当事人。)