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- merit ['mεrɪt]
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1.
n
worth or superior quality; excellence
- work of great merit
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2.
n
[often plural]
a deserving or commendable quality or act
- judge him on his merits
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3.
n
[Christianity]
spiritual credit granted or received for good works
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4.
n
the fact or state of deserving; desert
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5.
n
an obsolete word for reward
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6.
vt.
[tr]
to be worthy of; deserve
- he merits promotion
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7.
vt.
See also merits
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8.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: via Old French from Latin meritum reward, desert, from mer
e re to deserve
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1.
n
worth or superior quality; excellence
Examples
- That doesn't take away from his merit.
- 这不会影响他的功绩。
- on merit {or} on its/their merits
- 根据实际功过{或}根据是非曲直 → merit
- work of great merit → merit
- 不可磨灭的功绩
- ineffaceable merit; unforgettable meritorious deeds → 不可磨灭
- 救人一命胜造七级浮屠。
- There is greater merit in saving one life than in building a seven-tier pagoda. → 浮屠
- 提升应看人的才能，而不能以新老来划线。
- Promotion should be based on merit, not seniority. → 划线
- 记一等功
- award sb. a Citation for Merit, First Class → 记功
- 有功者奖。
- Those who have gained merit will be rewarded. → 奖
- 勤勤恳恳地干了许多年，他没有功劳也有点苦劳。
- Having worked for so many years, he should be given some credit for hard work if not for merit (or good work). → 苦劳
- 立一等功
- win a first class merit citation → 立功
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