merit
noun /ˈmerɪt/
/ˈmerɪt/
- [uncountable] (formal) the quality of being good and of deserving praise or reward
优点；美德；价值 - a work of outstanding artistic merit
具有杰出艺术价值的作品 - without merit The plan is entirely without merit.
这个计划毫无价值。 - on merit I want to get the job on merit.
我要凭才能得到这份工作。 - He was awarded a certificate of merit for his piano playing.
他因钢琴演奏获得了一张奖状。
- Films are given a rating of one to five stars according to merit.
电影根据优劣评为一到五星等。 - I can see no merit in excluding the child from school.
我看不出开除这个孩子的学籍有什么好处。 - Prizes are awarded entirely on merit.
奖项完全根据表现来颁发。 - She proved her merit as a serious actress.
她证明了自己作为一名严肃演员的价值。 - She was elected on personal merit.
她靠自己的才能当选了。 - The winners are ranked in order of merit.
获胜者按照成绩排序。 - There is lots of merit to the idea.
这个想法有许多优点。 - There is some merit in his argument.
他的论据中有些可取之处。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- exceptional
- great
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- have
- argue
- assess
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- award
- badge
- pay
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- according to merit
- on merit
- merit in
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- no merit in something/doing something
- order of merit
- a work of outstanding artistic merit
- [countable, usually plural] a good feature that deserves praise or reward
值得赞扬（或奖励、钦佩）的特点；功绩；长处 - We will consider each case on its (own) merits (= without considering any other issues, feelings, etc.).
我们将根据每件事情本身的情况来考虑。 - They weighed up the relative merits of the four candidates.
他们对四名候选人各自的优点作了比较。
- I began to question the merits of these new technologies.
我开始质疑这些新技术的优点。 - We need to assess the merits of both proposals before making our decision.
作出决定之前，我们需要对两个提案的优缺点进行评估。 - Whatever the artist's individual merits, he really can't compete with the great painters.
无论艺术家个人的功绩如何，他真的比不上伟大的画家。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- exceptional
- great
- …
- have
- argue
- assess
- …
- award
- badge
- pay
- …
- according to merit
- on merit
- merit in
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- no merit in something/doing something
- order of merit
- We will consider each case on its (own) merits (= without considering any other issues, feelings, etc.).
- [countable] (British English) a grade in an exam or for a piece of work at school or university that is very good
（学校考试或作业的）良好 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- exceptional
- great
- …
- have
- argue
- assess
- …
- award
- badge
- pay
- …
- according to merit
- on merit
- merit in
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- no merit in something/doing something
- order of merit
- [countable] (British English) a special mark or award given as a reward for good behaviour at school
（在校操行好而获得的）良好 - Other schools already have merit systems in place that reward good behaviour and attitudes.
其他学校已经建立了奖励良好行为和态度的奖励制度。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- exceptional
- great
- …
- have
- argue
- assess
- …
- award
- badge
- pay
- …
- according to merit
- on merit
- merit in
- …
- no merit in something/doing something
- order of merit
- Other schools already have merit systems in place that reward good behaviour and attitudes.
词源Middle English (originally in the sense ‘deserved reward or punishment’): via Old French from Latin meritum ‘due reward’, from mereri ‘earn, deserve’.