mer.it
n.(名词)
Superior quality or worth; excellence:
价值:卓越的品质或价值;优秀之处:
例句:
a proposal of some merit; an ill-advised plan without merit.
有价值的建议;未经仔细考虑的无价值的计划
A quality deserving praise or approval; virtue:
优点:值得表扬赞赏的品质;美德:
例句:
a store having the merit of being open late.
这个商店的优点是很晚才打烊
Demonstrated ability or achievement:
显示出的能力或功绩:
例句:
promotions based on merit alone.
完全根据功绩进行提升
Often merits An aspect of character or behavior deserving approval or disapproval:
常作 merits 功过:优缺点应予赞许或否定的性格方面或行为:
例句:
judging people according to their merits.
以其功过来判断人们
Theology Spiritual credit granted for good works.
【神学】 给予好作品的精神荣誉
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Law A party`s strict legal rights, excluding jurisdictional, personal, or technical aspects.
【法律】 法律权力:一个政党的绝对法律权威,不包括司法、私人或技术等方面
The factual content of a matter, apart from emotional, contextual, or formal considerations.
是非:一事件事实内容的是非,不包括感情、法律、正式考虑等成分
v.(动词)
mer.it.ed,mer.it.ing,mer.its
v.tr.(及物动词)
To earn; deserve.See Synonyms at earn
博得;应受赏或惩参见 earn
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To be worthy or deserving:
值得或应得:
例句:
Pupils are rewarded or corrected, as they merit.
学生会受到他们应得的奖励或惩戒
来源:
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French merite [reward or punishment]
源自 古法语 merite [奖励或惩罚]
from Latin meritum [from neuter past participle of] merôre [to deserve] * see (s)mer- 2
源自 拉丁语 meritum [] 源自merôre的中性过去分词 [应得] *参见 (s)mer- 2
【引伸】
mer.itless
adj.(形容词)