attribution

名词 attribution:

1. assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
   同义词：ascription
2. assigning to a cause or source
   同义词：ascription

1. Attribution of her success solely to wealth is not fair.
   认为她的成功完全是因为有财富是不公平的。
2. Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
   拟人论，拟人观赋予无生命的物体，动物或自然现象以人的动机，特征或行动
3. The attribution of one's own attitudes, feelings, or desires to someone or something as a naive or unconscious defense against anxiety or guilt.
   不自主的防卫行为把某人自己的态度、感觉或欲望归因到某人或某事上，以此作为与焦虑或内疚相对抗的幼稚或不自觉的反抗

at.tri.bu.tion

n.（名词）
The act of attributing, especially of establishing a particular person, place, or time as the creator, provenance, or era of a work of art.
归属：指归属的行为，尤指将一艺术作品的创作者、地域或时代归属为一特定人物、地点或时间
Something, such as a quality or characteristic, that is related to a particular possessor; an attribute.
归属物：与特定的拥有者有关的事物，如某种性质或特征；特性

【引伸】
at.tribu.tional
adj.（形容词）