merit / ˈmɛr ɪt /

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merit4 个定义

n. 名词 noun
  1. claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
  2. something that deserves or justifies a reward or commendation; a commendable quality, act, etc.: The book's only merit is its sincerity.
  3. 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.
v. 有主动词 verb
  1. to be worthy of; deserve.
v. 无主动词 verb
  1. Chiefly Theology. to acquire merit.
adj. 形容词 adjective
  1. based on merit: a merit raise of $25 a week.

merit 近义词

n. 名词 noun

advantage

v. 动词 verb

be entitled to

更多merit例句

  1. The mayor and her team made an offer to our members late last night, which merits further review.
  2. Their argument is usually written off as hypocrisy or bitterness, its merits rarely given the attention it deserves.
  3. So when you’re reading this, you can breathe a little easier since there are ways to get merit aid.
  4. 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.
  5. There’s merit to that perspective, and it’s clear how a rational person might arrive at that conclusion.
  6. Decorative value is largely incidental to artistic merit as defined by critics.
  7. In the view of some cops, perps merit little concern or sympathy.
  8. This is likely a lowball number but it has the merit to illustrate the tradeoff that raising the minimum wage requires.
  9. In Europe, he explained, the circus is considered a high form of art, known for its merit of talents and skilled performers.
  10. And our gripes about the lack of light in our lives are not without merit — humans truly are solar powered.
  11. We resolved to do our best to merit the good opinion which we thus supposed them to entertain of us.
  12. Mr. Agnew saw the picture, recognised its merit, and wrote a cheque for the full amount asked.
  13. Nor are these defects compensated by any high degree of merit in the delineation of the characters.
  14. A certain cabinet minister being asked why he did not promote merit?
  15. He is thought to be little inferior to Racine in the merit of his dramatic compositions.