/əˈskraɪb ||; əˈskraɪb/verb [T] ascribe sth to sb/sth to say that sth was written by or belonged to sb; to say what caused sth 认为…为某人所写或属于某人；归因于: Many people ascribe this play to Shakespeare. 许多人认为此剧是莎士比亚的作品。