ascription
noun[U]
formaluk/əˈskrɪp.ʃən/us/əˈskrɪp.ʃən/ascriptionnoun[U](OF QUALITY, FEATURE)
abeliefordecisionthat aparticularqualityorfeaturebelongsto or istypicalof someone or something:
赋予某人或某物特定的性质或特质,归属Mostteacherswouldrejectthe ascription ofparticulartraitstowholegroupsofchildrenon thebasisofsocialclass.大多数教师会拒绝根据社会阶层将某些特性赋予整个儿童群体。
social sciencespecialized
thefactof having aparticularsocialpositionbecause you are amemberof aparticularsocialgroup,ratherthan because ofyouractionsorachievements:
People canacquirestatusthroughachievement, bychance, or by ascription.
Thetheorypredictedthatemployerswouldincreasinglyrecruittheirpersonnelaccordingto the individual’smeritsorachievementsratherthan to that individual’sparents(ascription).
- Animism is the ascription of aspirituallifeto all ofcreation.
- Hertendencytosweepinggeneralizationsand ascription ofmotivationisclear.
- We'velearnedsomething that might berelevantto thelegalascription ofresponsibility.
- the ascription oftraditionaldomesticand non-domesticrolesto thefemaleandmalecharactersin thebook
- Ethnicdescriptionssuch as "Spaniard" and "mestizo" weredefinitionsofsocialandfiscalstatusratherthan ofgeneticascription.
Opinions, beliefs and points of view
- Afrocentric
- agnosticism
- angle
- anti-ideological
- article of faith
- attitude
- bubble
- creed
- helicopter view
- heretical
- hot take
- idea
- outlook
- pole
- politics
- posture
- pretension
- prism
- relativism
- someone'sidea ofsomethingidiom
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Decisions and deciding
Chance and randomness
ascriptionnoun[U](TO WRITER, ETC.)
abelieforclaimthat something was said, written, orcreatedby aparticularperson:
对(作品、内容)归属权的认定The ascription of thetextto Gerves du Bus isquestionable.不能确认文稿是热尔维斯杜巴斯所写。
- Thegenerallikenessof thispoemto Barbour'sacceptedworkin verse-length,dialectandstylemade the ascriptionplausible.
- The ascription toSirWilliam Coventryarosebecause theprinterused amanuscriptfoundamong Coventry’spapers.
- Theauthoracceptsthe ascription of all thesetreatisesto Khayyam.
- The ascription of thisargumentto Alexanderseemsreasonable.
Identifying
- ascribesomethingtosomething
- badged
- badging
- band
- biometric
- dog tag
- geotag
- id
- ID card
- identifiable
- identification
- microchip
- misidentify
- passport
- pick
- picksomeone/somethingout
- reidentify
- restamp
- signature
- stamp
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Believing
ascriptionnoun[U](OF CAUSE)
abelieforclaimthat something iscausedby somethingelse:
归因the ascription ofoursuccesses toourownmerit将我们的成功归功于自身的优点
- the ascription ofnaturalphenomenato adivinecause
- In anyscientificascription ofcause, we mustcarefullyregardthefacts.
- the ascription of theseactstoevilpowers
Reasons and explanations
- alibi
- amplification
- apology
- argumentation
- ascribesomethingtosomething
- ascriptive
- case
- culprit
- definition
- exposition
- extenuating
- extenuation
- flack
- idea
- key
- mitigation
- reason
- talk
- warrant
- wherefores
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