Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter A - Page 107
Attest (v. t.) 證實，證明 [（+to）]；作為……的證明；表明 [+（that）]；使宣誓 (v. i.) 證實，證明 [（+to）] To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra attest its ancient magnificence.
Attest (v. t.) To call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic]
The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state Attests in oaths, and fears to violate. -- Dryden.
Attest (n.) Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.]
The attest of eyes and ears. -- Shak.
Attest (v.) Provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; "His high fever attested to his illness"; "The buildings in Rome manifest a high level of architectural sophistication"; "This decision demonstrates his sense of fairness" [syn: {attest}, {certify}, {manifest}, {demonstrate}, {evidence}].
Attest (v.) Authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature".
Attest (v.) Give testimony in a court of law [syn: {testify}, {attest}, {take the stand}, {bear witness}].
Attest (v.) Establish or verify the usage of; "This word is not attested until 1993".
Attestation (n.) 證實，證明；證據；立證宣誓 The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a fact; evidence. The truth appears from the attestation of witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a name to a writing as a witness, is an attestation.
Attestation (n.) The action of bearing witness.
Attestation (n.) The evidence by which something is attested.
Attestation, () contracts and evidence. The act of witnessing an instrument of writing, at the request of the party making the same, and subscribing it as a witness. 3 P. Wms. 254 2 Ves. 454 1 Ves. & B. 362; 3 Marsh. 146; 3 Bibb. 494; 17 Pick. 373.
Attestation, () It will be proper to consider, 1. how it is to be made 2. bow it is proved; 3. its effects upon the witness; 4. its effect upon the parties.
Attestation, () The attestation should be made in the case of wills, agreeably to the direction of the statute; Com. Dig. Estates, E 1 and in the case of deeds or other writings, at the request of the party executing the same. A person who sees an instrument executed, but is not desired by the parties to attest it, is not therefore an attesting witness, although he afterwards subscribes it as such. 3 Camp. 232. See, as to the form of attestation, 2 South. R. 449.
Attestation, () The general rule is, that an attested instrument must be proved by the attesting witness. But to this rule there are various exceptions, namely: 1. If he reside out of the jurisdiction of the court; 22 Pick. R. 85; 2. or is dead; 3. or becomes insane; 3 Camp. 283; 4. or has an interest; 5 T. R. 371; 5. or has married the party who offers the instrument; 2 Esp. C. 698 6. or refuses to testify 4 M. & S. 353; 7. or where the witness swears he did not see the writing executed; 8. or becomes infamous; Str. 833; 9. or blind; 1 Ld. Raym. 734. From these numerous cases, and those to be found in the books, it would seem that, whenever from any cause the attesting witness cannot be had secondary evidence may be given. But the inability to procure the witness must be absolute, and, therefore, when be is unable to attend from sickness only, his evidence cannot be dispensed with. 4 Taunt. 46. See 4 Halst. R. 322; Andr. 236 2 Str. 1096; 10 Ves. 174; 4 M. & S. 353 7 Taunt. 251; 6 Serg. & Rawle, 310; 1 Rep. Const.; Co. So. Ca. 310; 5 Cranch, 13; Com. Dig. tit. Testmoigne, Evidence, Addenda; 5 Com. Dig. 441; 4 Yeates, 79.
Attestation, () When the witness attests an instrument which conveys away, or disposes of his property or rights, he is estopped from denying the effects of such instrument; but in such case he must have been aware of its contents, and this must be proved. 1 Esp. C. 58.
Attestation, () Proof of the attestation is evidence of the sealing and delivery. 6 Serg. & Rawle, 311; 2 East, R. 250; 1 Bos. & Pull. 360; 7 T. R. 266. See, in general, Starkie's Ev. part 2, 332; 1 Phil. Ev. 419 to 421; 12 Wheat. 91; 2 Dall. 96; 3 Rawle's Rep. 312 1 Ves. Jr. 12; 2 Eccl. Rep. 60, 214, 289, 367 1 Bro. Civ, Law, 279, 286; Gresl. Eq. Ev. 119 Bouv. Inst. n. 3126.
Attestative (a.) 證明的，證據的，證詞的 Of the nature of attestation.
Attester (n.) Alt. of Attestor.
Attestor (n.) 證明者；（契據等的）連屬人，證人 One who attests.
Attester (n.) Someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something [syn: attester, attestant].
Attestor (n.) (Law) A person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature [syn: witness, attestant, attestor, attestator].
Attestive (a.) (Not comparable) 證明的；證實的 Attesting; furnishing evidence.
Attic (a.) 雅典風格的 Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its principal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.
{Attic base} (Arch.), A peculiar form of molded base for a column or pilaster, described by Vitruvius, applied under the Roman Empire to the Ionic and Corinthian and "Roman Doric" orders, and imitated by the architects of the Renaissance.
{Attic faith}, Inviolable faith.
Attic purity, special purity of language.
{Attic salt}, {Attic wit}, A poignant, delicate wit, peculiar to the Athenians.
{Attic story}. See {Attic}, n.
{Attic style}, A style pure and elegant.
Attic (n.) (Arch.) 頂樓，閣樓；頂樓房間 [C] A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:
Attic (n.) (Arch.) A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all the rooms immediately below the roof.
Attic (n.) An Athenian; an Athenian author.
Attic (a.) Of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times; "Attic Greek".
Attic (n.) Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage [syn: loft, attic, garret].
Attic (n.) The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens and Ionia [syn: Attic, Ionic, Ionic dialect, Classical Greek].
Attic (n.) Informal terms for a human head [syn: attic, bean, bonce, noodle, noggin, dome].
Attic (n.) (Architecture) A low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof.
Attical (a.) Attic. [Obs.] -- Hammond.
Atticism (n.) 雅典語風；簡潔文雅之言詞；簡樸高雅之風格 A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.
Atticism (n.) The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.
Atticize (v. t.) 使有雅典風格；使有希臘（語）風格 To conform or make conformable to the language, customs, etc., of Attica.
Atticize (v. i.) 偏愛【袒護】雅典人；用阿提卡語講話【寫作】 To side with the Athenians.
Atticize (v. i.) To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs or modes of thought of the Athenians.
Attiguous (a.) Touching; bordering; contiguous. [Obs.] -- At*tig"u*ous*ness, n. [Obs.]
Attinge (v. t.) To touch lightly. [Obs.] -- Coles.
Attired (imp. & p. p.) of Attire
Attiring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Attire
Attire (v. t.) 【書】使穿衣；裝飾，打扮 [（+in）] To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.
Finely attired in a robe of white. -- Shak.
With the linen miter shall he be attired. -- Lev. xvi. 4.
Attire (n.) 【書】服裝，衣著；盛裝 [U] Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.
Earth in her rich attire. -- Milton.
I 'll put myself in poor and mean attire. -- Shak.
Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her attire? -- Jer. ii. 32.
Attire (n.) The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.
Attire (n.) (Bot.) The internal parts of a flower, included within the calyx and the corolla. [Obs.] -- Johnson.
Attire (n.) Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" [syn: attire, garb, dress].
Attire (v.) Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" [syn: overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out] [ant: dress down, underdress].
Attired (p. p.) (Her.) 用鹿角裝飾的；attire 的動詞過去式、過去分詞 Provided with antlers, as a stag.
Attired (a.) Dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors" [syn: appareled, attired, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed].
Attirement (n.) Attire; adornment.
Attirer (n.) One who attires.
Attitude (n.) (Paint. & Sculp.) [C] 態度，意見，看法 [（+about/ to/ toward）]；姿勢；【美】【俚】敵視態度 The posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue.
Attitude (n.) The posture or position of a person or an animal, or the manner in which the parts of his body are disposed; position assumed or studied to serve a purpose; as, a threatening attitude; an attitude of entreaty.
Attitude (n.) Fig.: Position as indicating action, feeling, or mood; as, in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm attitude; one's mental attitude in respect to religion.
The attitude of the country was rapidly changing. -- J. R. Green.
To strike an attitude, To take an attitude for mere effect.
Syn: Attitude, Posture.
Usage: Both of these words describe the visible disposition of the limbs. Posture relates to their position merely; attitude refers to their fitness for some specific object. The object of an attitude is to set forth exhibit some internal feeling; as, attitude of wonder, of admiration, of grief, etc. It is, therefore, essentially and designedly expressive. Its object is the same with that of gesture; viz., to hold forth and represent. Posture has no such design. If we speak of posture in prayer, or the posture of devotion, it is only the natural disposition of the limbs, without any intention to show forth or exhibit.
'T is business of a painter in his choice of attitudes (positur[ae]) to foresee the effect and harmony of the lights and shadows. -- Dryden.
Never to keep the body in the same posture half an hour at a time. -- Bacon.
Attitude (n.) A complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun" [syn: attitude, mental attitude].
Attitude (n.) The arrangement of the body and its limbs; "he assumed an attitude of surrender" [syn: position, posture, attitude].
Attitude (n.) A theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude".
Attitude (n.) Position of aircraft or spacecraft relative to a frame of reference (the horizon or direction of motion).
Attitudinal (a.) 姿勢的；態度的；（芭蕾舞中的）鶴立式的 Relating to attitude.
Attitudinal (a.) Of or relating to attitudes.
Attitudinarian (n.) 裝模作樣的人；裝腔作勢的人；擺架子的人 One who attitudinizes; a posture maker.
Attitudinarianism (n.) 裝模作樣；裝腔作勢 ；擺架子 A practicing of attitudes; posture making.
Attitudinarianism (n.) The use of affected attitudes; insincerity of expression.
Attitudinize (v. i.) 講究氣派，擺架子，裝腔作勢；做出某種姿態 To assume affected attitudes; to strike an attitude; to pose.
Maria, who is the most picturesque figure, was put to attitudinize at the harp. -- Hannah More.
Attitudinize (v.) Assume certain affected attitudes [syn: attitudinize, attitudinise].
Attitudinizer (n.) One who practices attitudes.
Attle (n.) (Mining) Rubbish or refuse consisting of broken rock containing little or no ore. -- Weale.
Attollent (a.) Lifting up; raising; as, an attollent muscle. -- Derham.
Attonce (adv.) At once; together. [Obs.] -- Spenser.
Attone (adv.) See At one. [Obs.]
Attorn (v. i.) (Feudal Law) 【律】承認新地主 To turn, or transfer homage and service, from one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories, vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate. -- Blackstone.
Attorn (v. i.) (Modern Law) To agree to become tenant to one to whom reversion has been granted.
Attorn (v.) (v. t.) 【律】轉讓；讓與 Acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord; "he was attorned by the tenants".
Attorneys (n. pl. ) of Attorney.
Attorney (n.) 【美】律師；（根據委任狀的）法定代理人 A substitute; a proxy; an agent. [Obs.]
And will have no attorney but myself. -- Shak.
Attorney (n.) (Law) One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an attorney in fact.
Attorney (n.) (Law) A legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings; an attorney at law.
Note: An attorney is either public or private. A private attorney, or an attorney in fact, is a person appointed by another, by a letter or power of attorney, to transact any business for him out of court; but in a more extended sense, this class includes any agent employed in any business, or to do any act in pais, for another. A public attorney, or attorney at law, is a practitioner in a court of law, legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court, on the retainer of clients. -- Bouvier. -- The attorney at law answers to the procurator of the civilians, to the solicitor in chancery, and to the proctor in the ecclesiastical and admiralty courts, and all of these are comprehended under the more general term lawyer. In Great Britain and in some states of the United States, attorneys are distinguished from counselors in that the business of the former is to carry on the practical and formal parts of the suit. In many states of the United States however, no such distinction exists. In England, since 1873, attorneys at law are by statute called solicitors.
{A power}, {letter}, or {warrant}, {of attorney}, A written authority from one person empowering another to transact business for him.
Attorney (v. t.) To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Attorney (n.) A professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice [syn: {lawyer}, {attorney}].
Attorney general (n.) 首席檢察官（Attorney General美國司法部長或稱總檢查長） The chief law officer of a country or state
Attorney general (n.) The person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department; "Edmund Randolph was the first Attorney General, appointed by President Washington" [syn: Attorney General, United States Attorney General, US Attorney General].
Attorney general (n.) The position of the head of the Justice Department and the chief law enforcement officer of the United States; "the post of Attorney General was created in 1789" [syn: Attorney General, Attorney General of the United States].
Attorney-general (n.) (pl. Attorney-generals or Attorneys-general). (Law) The chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all litigation in which the law-executing power is a party, and to advise this supreme executive whenever required. -- Wharton.
Attorney general (n.) [ C ] (pl. Attorneys general) （某些國家的）檢察總長，首席檢察官；司法部長 The top legal officer in some countries, whose job is to provide legal advice to the government and to represent the government.
Attorneyism (n.) The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
Attorneyism (n.) (Law) The slyness and cleverness associated with attorneys.
Attorneyship (n.) 代理人之職務；代理權 The office or profession of an attorney; agency for another. -- Shak.
Attorneyship (n.) The position of attorney.
Attornment (n.) (Law) The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new lord or superior, and transfers to him his homage and service; the agreement of a tenant to acknowledge the purchaser of the estate as his landlord. -- Burrill. Blackstone.
Attornment, () estates. Was the agreement of the tenant to the grant of the seignory, or of a rent, or the agreement of the donee in tail, or tenant for life, or years, to a grant of a reversion or of a remainder made to another. Co. Litt. 309; Touchs. 253. Attornments are rendered unnecessary, even in England, by virtue of sundry statutes, and they are abolished in the United States. 4 Kent, Com. 479; 1 Hill. Ab. 128, 9. Vide 3 Vin. Ab. 317; 1 Vern. 330, n.; Saund. 234, n. 4; Roll. Ab. h.t.; Nelson's Ab. h.t.; Com. Dig. h.t.
Attracted (imp. & p. p.) of Attract.
Attracting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Attract.
Attract (v. t.) 吸；吸引；引起（注意，興趣等） To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist divulsion, separation, or decomposition.
All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract themselves and one another. -- Derham.
Attract (v. t.) To draw by influence of a moral or emotional kind; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure; as, to attract admirers.
Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. -- Milton.
Syn: To draw; allure; invite; entice; influence.
Attract (n.) Attraction. [Obs.] -- Hudibras.
Attract (v.) (v. i.) 吸引Direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes; "Her good looks attract the stares of many men"; "The ad pulled in many potential customers"; "This pianist pulls huge crowds"; "The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers" [syn: attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in] [ant: beat back, drive, force back, push back, repel, repulse].
Attract (v.) Be attractive to; "The idea of a vacation appeals to me"; "The beautiful garden attracted many people" [syn: attract, appeal] [ant: repel, repulse].
Attract (v.) Exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away; "the gravitational pull of a planet attracts other bodies".
Attractability (n.) The quality or fact of being attractable. -- Sir W. Jones.
Attractable (a.) 可被吸引的 Capable of being attracted; subject to attraction. -- At*tract"a*ble*ness, n.
Attractable (a.) Capable of being magnetized or attracted by a magnet; "the magnetic chips of steel produced by a cutting tool are attractable by a magnet".
Attracter (n.) One who, or that which, attracts.
Attracter (n.) An entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter].
Attracter (n.) (Physics) A point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system [syn: attractor, attracter].
Attracter (n.) A characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet].
Attractile (a.) Having power to attract.
Attracting (a.) That attracts. -- At*tract"ing*ly, adv.
Attraction (n.) (Physics) 吸引；吸引力 [U]；吸引物；喜聞樂見的事物 [C]；【物】引力[U] An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and conversely resisting separation.
Note: Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible distances, and is variously denominated according to its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at sensible distances, there are, -- (1.)
Attraction of gravitation, Which acts at all distances throughout the universe, with a force proportional directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and inversely to the square of their distances apart. (2.)
Magnetic, diamagnetic, and electrical attraction, Each of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in its action, a property dependent on the quality or condition of matter, and not on its quantity. Under attraction at insensible distances, there are, -- (1.)
Adhesive attraction, Attraction between surfaces of sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening substance. (2.)
Cohesive attraction, Attraction between ultimate particles, whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the process of solidification or crystallization. The power in adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of cohesion. (3.)
Capillary attraction, Attraction causing a liquid to rise, in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid. It is a special case of cohesive attraction. (4.)
Chemical attraction, or Affinity, That peculiar force which causes elementary atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules.
Attraction (n.) The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power or operation of attraction. -- Newton.
Attraction (n.) The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of beauty or eloquence.
Attraction (n.) That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.
Syn: Allurement; enticement; charm.
Attraction (n.) The force by which one object attracts another [syn: attraction, attractive force] [ant: repulsion, repulsive force].
Attraction (n.) An entertainment that is offered to the public.
Attraction (n.) The quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" [syn: attraction, attractiveness].
Attraction (n.) A characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet].
Attraction (n.) An entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter].
Attractive (a.) 有吸引力的；引人注目的；嫵媚動人的； 吸引的 Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies. -- Sir I. Newton.
Attractive (a.) Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. "Attractive graces." -- Milton. "Attractive eyes." -- Thackeray.
Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most attractive to flies. -- Lubbock. -- At*tract"ive*ly, adv. -- At*tract"ive*ness, n.
Attractive (n.) That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.
Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. -- South.
Attractive (a.) Pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations" [ant: unattractive]
Attractive (a.) Having power to arouse interest; "an attractive opportunity"; "the job is attractive because of the pay".
Attractive (a.) Having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull; "an attractive force"; [ant: repulsive(a)].
Attractiveness (n.) 吸引力；迷惑力 The quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts; "her personality held a strange attraction for him" [syn: attraction, attractiveness].
Attractiveness (n.) Sexual allure [ant: unattractiveness].
Attractivity (n.) The quality or degree of attractive power.
Attractor (n.) 引人注意之人 One who, or that which, attracts. -- Sir T. Browne
Attractor (n.) An entertainer who attracts large audiences; "he was the biggest drawing card they had" [syn: drawing card, draw, attraction, attractor, attracter].
Attractor (n.) (Physics) A point in the ideal multidimensional phase space that is used to describe a system toward which the system tends to evolve regardless of the starting conditions of the system [syn: attractor, attracter].
Attractor (n.) A characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" [syn: attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature, magnet].
Attrahent (v. t.) Attracting; drawing; attractive.
Attrahent (n.) That which attracts, as a magnet.
The motion of the steel to its attrahent. -- Glanvill.
Attrahent (n.) (Med.) A substance which, by irritating the surface, excites action in the part to which it is applied, as a blister, an epispastic, a sinapism.
Attrap (v. t.) To entrap; to insnare. [Obs.] -- Grafton.
Attrap (v. t.) To adorn with trapping; to array. [Obs.]
Shall your horse be attrapped . . . more richly? -- Holland.
Attrectation (n.) Frequent handling or touching. [Obs.] -- Jer. Taylor.
Attributable (a.) 可歸因於……的，可歸屬的；以……為緣故的 Capable of being attributed; ascribable; imputable.
Errors . . . attributable to carelessness. -- J. D. Hooker.
Attributable (a.) Capable of being attributed; "the collapse of the movement was attributable to a lack of morale"; "an idea attributable to a Russian" [ant: unascribable, unattributable].
Attributed (imp. & p. p.) of Attribute.
Attributing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Attribute.
Attribute (v. t.) 把……歸因於；把……歸咎於 [（+to）] To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (to).
We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or contradiction in it. -- Abp. Tillotson.
The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true and exact performer. -- Shak.
Syn: See Ascribe.
Attribute (n.) A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" [syn: property, attribute, dimension].
Attribute (n.) An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity.
Attribute (v.) Attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" [syn: impute, ascribe, assign, attribute].
Attribute (v.) Decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" [syn: assign, attribute].
Attribute, () A named value or relationship that exists for some or all instances of some entity and is directly associated with that instance.
Examples include the href attribute of an HTML anchor element, the columns of a database table considered as members+({properties">attributes of each row, and the members ({properties and methods of an object in OOP. This contrasts with the contents of some kind of container (e.g. an array), which are typically not named. The contents of an associative array, though they might be considered to be named by their key values, are not normally thought of as attributes. (2001-02-04)
Attribute (n.) [C] 屬性；特性，特質；（人，物，職務等的）標誌，象徵 That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic.
But mercy is above this sceptered away; . . . It is an attribute to God himself. -- Shak.
Attribute (n.) Reputation. [Poetic] -- Shak.
Attribute (n.) (Paint. & Sculp.) A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules.
Attribute (n.) (Gram.) Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective.
Attribute (n.) A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; "self-confidence is not an endearing property" [syn: {property}, {attribute}, {dimension}].
Attribute (n.) An abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity.
Attribute (v.) Attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" [syn: {impute}, {ascribe}, {assign}, {attribute}].
Attribute (v.) Decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" [syn: {assign}, {attribute}].
Attribution (n.) 歸屬；歸因；屬性；歸屬物 The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause.
Attribution (n.) That which is ascribed or attributed.
Attribution (n.) Assigning some quality or character to a person or thing; "the attribution of language to birds"; "the ascription to me of honors I had not earned" [syn: {attribution}, {ascription}].
Attribution (n.) Assigning to a cause or source; "the attribution of lighting to an expression of God's wrath"; "he questioned the attribution of the painting to Picasso" [syn: {attribution}, {ascription}].
Attributive (a.) 歸屬的；屬性的；【文】 定語的 Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an attribute; of the nature of an attribute.
Attributive (n.) (Gram.) 【文】 定語 A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.
Attributive (a.) Of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify; "`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'" [syn: {attributive}, {prenominal}] [ant: {predicative}].
Attributive (a.) (Specialized) （用於名詞前）起修飾作用的，起定語作用的 (Of the position or use of an adjective, noun, or phrase) Before a noun.
// In "a sudden movement", "sudden" is an adjective in the attributive position.
// In "the television aerial", "television" is a noun used in an attributive way.
Attributively (adv.) 【文】定語地；修飾地；屬性地；歸屬地 In an attributive manner.
Attributively (adv.) In an attributive manner; "the genitive noun is used attributively".
Attrite (a.) 磨損的 Rubbed; worn by friction. -- Milton.
Attrite (a.) (Theol.) Repentant from fear of punishment; having attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to contrite.
Compare: Repentant
Repentant (a.) 後悔的；悔改的 Expressing or feeling sincere regret and remorse; remorseful.
‘He is truly repentant for his incredible naivety and stupidity.’
Compare: Remorse
Remorse (n.) [Mass noun] 痛悔；自責 [U] [（+for/ at/ about）] Deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.
‘They were filled with remorse and shame.’
Compare: Remorseful
Remorseful (a.) 極為後悔的 Filled with remorse; sorry.
‘The defendant was remorseful for what he had done.’
Compare: Incredible
Incredible (a.) 不能相信的，不可信的 [Z]；【口】難以置信的；驚人的；極妙的 Impossible to believe.
‘An almost incredible tale of triumph and tragedy.’
Incredible (a.) Difficult to believe; extraordinary.
‘The noise from the crowd was incredible.’
Incredible (a.) [Informal ] Very good; wonderful.
‘I was mesmerized: she looked so incredible.’
Attrition (n.) 損耗；磨損；（神學）不徹底的懺悔；摩擦 The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.
Effected by attrition of the inward stomach. -- Arbuthnot.
Attrition (n.) The state of being worn. -- Johnson.
Attrition (n.) (Theol.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of punishment or feelings of shame. See Contrition. -- Wallis.
Attrition (n.) Erosion by friction [syn: abrasion, attrition, corrasion, detrition].
Attrition (n.) The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice [syn: grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition].
Attrition (n.) Sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation [syn: attrition, contrition, contriteness].
Attrition (n.) A wearing down to weaken or destroy; "a war of attrition".
Attrition (n.) The act of rubbing together; wearing something down by Friction.
Attry (a.) Poisonous; malignant; malicious. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.
Compare: Poisonous
Poisonous (a.) 有毒的；有害的；惡毒的，有惡意的；【口】討厭的，不愉快的 (Of a substance or plant) Causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.
‘Poisonous chemicals.’
Poisonous (a.) (Of an animal) Producing poison as a means of attacking enemies or prey; venomous.
‘A poisonous snake.’
Poisonous (a.) Extremely unpleasant or malicious.
‘There was a poisonous atmosphere at the office.’
Compare: Malignant
Malignant (a.) 有惡意的，邪惡的；極有害的；【醫】惡性的，致命的 Evil in nature or effect; malevolent.
‘In the hands of malignant fate.’
Malignant (a.) (Of a disease) Very virulent or infectious.
Malignant (a.) (Of a tumour) Tending to invade normal tissue or to recur after removal; cancerous.
Contrasted with benign
Malignant (n.) (pl. -s) 不滿者 [C] A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society.
Malignant (n.) (pl. -s) (Historical, derogatory, obsolete) A person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War.
Compare: Deviant
Deviant (a.) 越軌的 Departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour.
‘Deviant behavior.’
‘A deviant ideology.’
Compare: Ideology
Ideology (n.) (pl. Ideologies) 思想體系；思想意識；觀念形態，意識形態；空論，空想 A system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.
‘The ideology of republicanism.’
Ideology (n.) The set of beliefs characteristic of a social group or individual.
‘A critique of bourgeois ideology.’
Ideology (n.) [Archaic ] [Mass noun] The science of ideas; the study of their origin and nature.
‘It was this discipline that he described as ideology - literally, the science of ideas.’
‘Jyishu had studied environmental politics and ideology in college, and had spent a brief spell working on the conservation parks in the Amazon.’
Ideology (n.) [Archaic] Visionary speculation, especially of an unrealistic or idealistic nature.
‘Now the other, perhaps rather obvious point that Jameson raises, is the relation between fantasy and ideology.’
‘We have to resist engagement in the concoction of large inspiriting narratives, because they so easily seduce in fantasy or ideology.’
Compare: Deviant
Deviant (n.) 不正常者；變異物 A deviant person or thing.
‘Killers, deviants, and those whose actions are beyond most human comprehension.’
Compare: Benign
Benign (a.) 仁慈的；親切的；良性的；有益健康的；有利的；吉利的 Gentle and kind.
‘His benign but firm manner.’
Benign (a.) (Of a climate or environment) mild and favourable.
‘The climate becomes more benign as we move nearer to the Black Sea.’
Benign (a.) Not harmful to the environment.
‘The cycle as a benign form of transport.’
[In combination] ‘An ozone-benign refrigerant.’
Benign (a.) [Medicine] (Of a disease) Not harmful in effect.
‘A benign condition.’
Benign (a.) (Of a tumour) Not malignant.
‘Benign growths.’
Compare: Ozone
Ozone (n.) [Mass noun] 臭氧；【口】新鮮的空氣 A colourless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odour and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light. It differs from normal oxygen (O₂) in having three atoms in its molecule (O₃).
Ozone (n.) Short for Ozone layer.
Ozone (n.) [British informal] Fresh invigorating air, especially that blowing on to the shore from the sea.
‘Because of wind patterns, most ozone blows east to Fountain Hills.’
‘The rain had taken the city's baseline odor of fear and body fluids and replaced it with fresh, sweet-smelling ozone.’
Compare: Invigorating
Invigorating (a.) 令人振奮的；痛快的；Invigorate 的動詞現在分詞、動名詞 Making somebody feel healthy and full of energy.
// An invigorating walk/ shower.
Compare: Refrigerant
Refrigerant (n.) 致冷劑；冷卻劑；冷媒；清涼劑；退熱劑 A substance used for refrigeration.
Refrigerant (a.) 冷凍的；冷卻的；清涼的；解熱的 Causing cooling or refrigeration.
‘One of the refrigerant pipes had burst.’
Compare: Malicious
Malicious (a.) 惡意的，懷恨的；【律】有惡意的，蓄意的 Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.
‘He was found guilty of malicious damage.’
‘A hotbed of rumour and malicious chit-chat.’
‘The transmission of malicious software such as computer viruses.’
Attuned (imp. & p. p.) of Attune.
Attuning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Attune.
Attune (v. t.)（~ to）調適於；【音】使合拍調；使調和；使協調；調……的音；【無】調合波長；調音；調諧 To tune or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as one sound or musical instrument to another; as, to attune the voice to a harp.
Attune (v. t.) To arrange fitly; to make accordant.
Wake to energy each social aim, Attuned spontaneous to the will of Jove. -- Beattie.
Attune (v.) Adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with.