merit
['merit]
n.
长处, 优点; 价值
[常用复] 功劳, 功勋, 荣誉
[常用复]功过, 功罪
[pl. ]【律】法律意义[依据]
[pl.]是非曲直
特征; 指标; 指数
准则
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。
- 习惯用语
- according to one's merits 按价值; 按资质
- have the merits 【律】在诉讼中处于有利的地位
- make a merit of (=take merit to oneself for) 以某事居功自夸
- make merit with sb. 理应受到某人的感激
- on its merits 按事情的是非曲直, 按实质说
- on one's merits 按其本身条件(或情况)
- stand on one's own merits 靠实力
- 参考词汇
都含 “优点”、“价值”的意思。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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