attribution

帰属、原因の特定

何かを作った人や、それを引き起こした原因を示すこと。

やさしい英語で： The act of saying who made something or what caused it.

• The attribution of blame was unfair.
• Researchers questioned the attribution of the painting to that artist.
• Her attribution of his silence to anger proved mistaken.

使い方： attribution of something to someone/something (The attribution of the failure to poor planning was disputed.)

類義語： ascription

よく使う表現： attribution of something, attribution error, causal attribution

出典表示、著作者表示

何かを作った人や所有している人の名前を記した表示。

やさしい英語で： A statement giving the name of the person who created or owns something.

• The photo appeared without attribution.
• Please include an attribution beneath every image.
• The attribution names the wrong author.

使い方： attribution to someone (The photograph needs an attribution to its creator.)

類義語： credit, acknowledgment

よく使う表現： with attribution, without attribution, proper attribution