merit

meritmeritD.J.:[ˈmerit]K.K.:[ˈmɛrɪt]n.1.■功勋, 功劳; 价值He reached his present senior position through sheer merit.他全靠他的功绩才达到今天的地位。2.■长处, 优点The committee are looking at the merits and demerits of the proposal.委员会正在评判该提议的优缺点。There is great merit in dealing fairly with your employees.公正地对待你的雇员有极大好处。vt.1.■值得; 应获得I think the suggestion merits consideration.我认为这个建议值得考虑。

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merit['merit]n.1.■价值；优点；长处2.■功劳；功绩3.■[常用复数]功过；功罪4.■荣誉；奖赏5.■【宗教】(行善得到的)功德6.■[复数]是非；事实真相7.■法律依据；法律意义8.■[废语]应有的惩罚(或报酬)9.■【电子学】指标vt.1.■值得；应受：He merited all the praises they give him.他们给他的所有表扬他都受之无愧。Your suggestion merited our consideration.你的建议值得我们考虑。2.■【宗教】(因行善而)应得(善报)vi.1.■应受赏(或罚)；应受报答：Her conduct at school well merits praise.她在学校的表现理应受到表扬。He richly merits such a distinction.他完全配得上这样的殊荣。2.■【宗教】积德have the merits【法律】在诉讼中证明自己有理make a merit of something把某事当作自己 的功劳；自夸某事值得称赞；以某事居功自傲；以某事自夸on its merits根据事物本身的优缺点；按照事情的是非曲直

meritmerit[ˈmerit]n.1.■长处, 优点; 价值2.■[常用复] 功劳, 功勋, 荣誉3.■[常用复]功过, 功罪4.■[pl. ]【律】法律意义[依据]5.■[pl.]是非曲直6.■特征; 指标; 指数7.■准则8.■佳度, (最)优值, 灵敏(工作)值works of considerable merit很有价值的著作the merits of a case案件的真情treat someone according to his merits按某人本身条件[才能]来对待他You may not like him, but he has his merits.你也许不喜欢他, 不过他也有自己的长处。He is a man of merit.他是有功劳的人。

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词性变化merit[ˈmerit]vt.1.■值得; 应得The suggestion merits serious consideration.该建议值得认真考虑。He certainly merits such a reward.他确实应得到这样的报酬。merit[ˈmerit]vi.1.■应受赏[罚]

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继承用法meritableadj.meritlessadj.

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参考词汇merit;value;virtue;worth;都含 “优点”、“价值”的意思。1.■merit指“成就或品质中值得赞扬的优点”, 如:The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。2.■value 指“重要性”、“价值”, 如:I set a high value on his advice.我认为他的忠告很有价值。3.■virtue 指“美德”、“优点”, 如:The great virtue of air travel is speed.乘飞机旅行的最大优点是速度快。4.■worth 着重指“人或物本质中的优点或价值”, 如:The worth of the new drugs is certain although all their uses are not yet known.那些新药的价值是肯定的, 尽管它们的用途尚未为人们知道。