be attributable to — caused by or resulting from something
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: caused by or resulting from something
Pronunciation (IPA): /bi əˈtrɪbjətəbəl tu/
Korean meaning: ~의 탓으로 돌리다, ~에 기인하다
Korean pronunciation: 비 어**트리**뷰터블 투
Example Sentences
- My terrible cooking skills are attributable to my mom never letting me in the kitchen.
- The company's failure is attributable to poor management decisions.
- His excellent grades are attributable to his habit of studying while eating pizza.
be attributable to
NOUN//bi əˈtrɪbjətəbəl tu//
caused by or resulting from something
💡 Concept
The factory's record profits are attributable to one engineer's clever redesign.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/bi əˈtrɪbjətəbəl tu/
🇬🇧 UK/biː əˈtrɪbjʊtəbəl tuː/
🌳Etymology
Prefixat--
Roottribut
Suffix--able
Origin
라틴어 'attributus'에서 유래. '할당하다, 부여하다'라는 의미에서 발전하여 '원인을 돌리다'라는 뜻으로 확장되었다.
🎵Rhyme
distributablecontributable
distributable
contributable
🔗Collocations
be largely attributable to
be directly attributable to
be partly attributable to
be primarily attributable to
be wholly attributable to
be attributable to factors
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My terrible cooking skills are attributable to my mom never letting me in the kitchen.”
“The company's failure is attributable to poor management decisions.”
😄 Fun example
“His excellent grades are attributable to his habit of studying while eating pizza.”
“The increase in sales is attributable to the new marketing strategy.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
due toowing tocaused byresulting from
Antonyms
independent ofunrelated to
Related
attributeattributioncontributeascribe
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