释义

　　If someone or something owes a particular quality or their success to a person or thing, they only have it because of that person or thing.

　　例句

　　He owed his survivial to his strength as a swimmer and his nerves of still acquired during his service in the Army.

　　GRE

　　Innovative as it is, the Acto owes much to the theater traditions of other periods and regions.

　　虽然本身具有创新性，Acto的成功主要归功于其他时期和地区的戏剧传统。