Historians often ascribe the decline of the ancient city to a combination of climate change and shifting trade routes.
历史学家常常将这座古城的衰落归因于气候变化和贸易路线转移的共同作用。
Which choice best defines “ascribe”?
C — To attribute to a cause or source.. “ascribe” means To attribute to a cause or source..
Which word means “To attribute to a cause or source.”?
B — ascribe. “ascribe” means To attribute to a cause or source..
ascribe — To attribute to a cause or source.. In Chinese: 归因于；归属于.
ascribe is pronounced //əˈskraɪb//.
Historians often ascribe the decline of the ancient city to a combination of climate change and shifting trade routes. (历史学家常常将这座古城的衰落归因于气候变化和贸易路线转移的共同作用。)
attribute, credit, assign — all close in meaning to ascribe (To attribute to a cause or source.).
deny, disassociate — each the opposite of ascribe (To attribute to a cause or source.).
Yes. ascribe is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
a- + scribe(写) → 把…记到某名下 → 归于。