20140127 每日三單字 (persuasive / attribute / cherish )

persuasive

勸說的；勸誘的

有說服力的
a very persuasive argument 一個非常有說服力的論據

attribute


把……歸因於；把……歸咎於[（+to）]
He attributed his good health to exercise . 他認為自己之所以身體好是因為運動。
認為……是某人所有[（+to）]
Do you think it proper to attribute weakness to women ? 你覺得把軟弱當作女性的屬性適當嗎？
認為……是某人所做[H][（+to）]
That play was wrongly attributed to Bacon . 那個劇本被錯誤地認為是培根的作品。


cherish

珍愛；撫育；愛護
They cherished the child as one of their own . 他們把這孩子當作自己親生子女一般。
抱有，懷有（希望，感情等）
She cherished the hope that he would come back to her some day . 她希望他終將回到她的身邊。