someone's attributes

user_gary · #1 (**permalink**) 10-Jul-2007, 16:54

Someone told that they have good attributes towards football. But I couldn't understand what they meant by the `attributes'.

After looked it up in a dicationry, I thought `attribute' may be a good quality or character.
But still some doubts around me in understanding "someone's good attributes"?

Could you tell what attribute could mean if it refers to a man?

mykwyner · #2 (**permalink**) 10-Jul-2007, 21:26

Your dictionary is right. Your friend was misusing the word. His sentence is non-idiomatic English.

user_gary · #3 (**permalink**) 13-Jul-2007, 16:10

Thank you.
Then, can I say - She has a good attribute of speaking English.

**Anglika** · #4 (**permalink**) 13-Jul-2007, 19:41

No - you can say she has a good aptitude for speaking English.

An attribute is an aspect of character rather than performance.


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