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merit

/mer-it/US // ˈmɛr ɪt //UK // (ˈmɛrɪt) //

优点,功绩,案情,价值

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
    • : something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; a commendable quality, act, etc.: The book's only merit is its sincerity.
    • : merits, the inherent rights and wrongs of a matter, as a lawsuit, unobscured by procedural details, technicalities, personal feelings, etc.: The case will be decided on its merits alone.
    • : Often merits. the state or fact of deserving; desert: to treat people according to their merits.
    • : Roman Catholic Church. worthiness of spiritual reward, acquired by righteous acts made under the influence of grace.
    • : Obsolete. something that is deserved, whether good or bad.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to be worthy of; deserve.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : Chiefly Theology. to acquire merit.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : based on merit: a merit raise of $25 a week.

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Examples

  • The mayor and her team made an offer to our members late last night, which merits further review.

  • Their argument is usually written off as hypocrisy or bitterness, its merits rarely given the attention it deserves.

  • So when you’re reading this, you can breathe a little easier since there are ways to get merit aid.

  • It’s a lot easier to have an opinion on cancel culture than it is to have an opinion on the merits of a coronavirus relief package.

  • There’s merit to that perspective, and it’s clear how a rational person might arrive at that conclusion.

  • Decorative value is largely incidental to artistic merit as defined by critics.

  • In the view of some cops, perps merit little concern or sympathy.

  • This is likely a lowball number but it has the merit to illustrate the tradeoff that raising the minimum wage requires.

  • In Europe, he explained, the circus is considered a high form of art, known for its merit of talents and skilled performers.

  • And our gripes about the lack of light in our lives are not without merit — humans truly are solar powered.

  • We resolved to do our best to merit the good opinion which we thus supposed them to entertain of us.

  • Mr. Agnew saw the picture, recognised its merit, and wrote a cheque for the full amount asked.

  • Nor are these defects compensated by any high degree of merit in the delineation of the characters.

  • A certain cabinet minister being asked why he did not promote merit?

  • He is thought to be little inferior to Racine in the merit of his dramatic compositions.