优点,长处,功绩

ˋmєrIt; ˊmerit< mer.it >
[次常用字]
<<名词>>
1 a. 价值; 长处
a propsal of some merit 一项有其价值的提议
b. 优点; 好处
a store having the merit of being open late 优点为很晚才打烊的商店
2 能力; 功绩
promotions based on merit alone 擢升仅以功绩为准
3 (常作 merits) 功过; 善恶
judging people according to their merits 依其功过来判断人们
4『神学』荣耀; 勋绩
5 (常作 merits)
a.『法律』(当事人的) 权利
b. 是非曲直, 事实真相
<<动词>>
merited, meriting, merits
<<及物动词>>
值得; 应得
<<不及物动词>>
应得报酬
Pupils are rewarded or corrected, as they merit.学生会受到他们应得的奖励和惩戒