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merit/ˈmerit/ n. & v.●n. 1 the quality of deserving well 长处 2 excellence, worth 优点；价值 3 (usu. in pl. 通常用复数)a a thing that entitles one to reward or gratitude 功劳；功绩 b esp. Law intrinsic rights and wrongs (尤)【法律】是非曲直 the merits of a case 案子的是非曲直 4 Theol. good deeds as entitling to a future reward 【神】功德，积德 ●v. tr. (merited, meriting) deserve or be worthy of (reward, punishment, consideration, etc.) 值得；应得(奖励、惩罚、补偿等) □ make a merit of regard or represent (one's own conduct) as praiseworthy 以…功劳自居；以(某人自己的操行)自夸 □ on its merits with regard only to its intrinsic worth 根据本身的品质(价值) [Middle English via Old French merite from Latin meritum ‘price, value’, past part. of merēri ‘earn, deserve’, used as a noun] |