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imputed

UK //ɪmˈpjuːtɪd//US //ɪmˈpjuːtɪd//

词源

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

verb

❶ 将某种责任、过错或品质归咎于某人或某事,通常指在没有直接证据的情况下进行推断。

“The court imputed the accident to the driver's negligence.”

(法院将事故归咎于司机的疏忽。)

“She imputed her failure to bad luck rather than her own mistakes.”

(她把失败归因于运气不好,而不是自己的错误。)

❶ 在法律或会计中,将某种价值或责任分配给某人或某物。

“The tax authority imputed income to the taxpayer based on his lifestyle.”

(税务机关根据纳税人的生活方式推算其收入。)

“The accountant imputed the expenses to the correct department.”

(会计师将费用分配到正确的部门。)

同义词:ascribed, attributed, assigned, credited, blamed

常见短语

imputed income — 指虽然没有实际收到,但根据法律规定被视为收入的金额,通常用于税务计算。

“The IRS may impute income to you if you receive certain fringe benefits.”

(如果你收到某些附加福利,国税局可能会将其视为推算收入。)

imputed negligence — 法律术语,指将某人的过失归咎于另一人,通常因为两者之间存在特定关系。

“The driver's negligence was imputed to the car owner under the doctrine of vicarious liability.”

(根据替代责任原则,司机的过失被归咎于车主。)