
imputed
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。)
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。)