字辨
attribute, ascribe均指归因于、归属于或诿于某人或某事之意。
attribute: 着重于认为某事物在性质上或权力上应当适于、属于或基于某人或某物
attribute the success to his cleverness
ascribe: 着重于根据确实的证据,经推理、熟虑的结果,认为当然归于、属于、基于某人或某物
ascribe the motive of his theft to his poverty
impute: 普通专指将不如意的事归罪于或归咎于某人或某物
impute the fault to John