impute/ɪmˈpju:t; ɪm`pjut/ v[Tn.pr]~ sth to sb/sth(fml 文) put the responsibility for sth on sb/sth; attributesth to sb/sth 将某事物的责任加之於某人[某事物]; 将某事物归因於或归咎於某人[某事物] He imputed the failure of his marriage to his wife's shortcomings. 他把婚姻的失败归咎於妻子的缺点.
牛津英汉双解词典