meriting
基本解释
- n.优点;功绩;价值
- v.值得;应得
词源解说
- 1300年左右进入英语,直接源自古法语的merite;最初源自拉丁语的meritum,意为获取。
用法辨析
- merit作名词统指“优点”,属于抽象名词;
- merit也可以表示一个具体的优点,且有复数形式merits。This book has not much merit. This book has many merits.
英汉例句
- He reached his present senior position through sheer merit.
他全靠他的功绩才达到今天的地位。
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- compare merit 比较优点
- recognize merit 承认功绩
- artistic merit 艺术价值
- intrinsic merit 内在的价值
- real merit 确有价值
- relative merit 相对优点
- according to merit 根据成绩
- the merit of being clear 清晰的优点