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owe..to和attribute..to区别

owe... to...与attribute... to...有一个很重要的区别就是:

owe... to...的主语既可以是人,也可以是物;

而attribute... to...的主语则只能是人。另外, owe... to...只用于主动句,大都与褒义词连用。

例如:

He owes his success to his father. 他把他的成功归功于他的父亲。

Jim attributes his success to hard work. 吉姆把他的成功归功于努力工作。

Economists attributed the slow progress in economy to poor cooperation. 经济学家把经济增长缓慢归咎于合作不好。