剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - merit collapse

merit
/'mer.ɪt/
noun [C or U]
formal
* the quality of being good and deserving praise
优点；价值；功绩

1. an entertaining film with little artistic merit
一部有趣但艺术价值不高的电影

2. Her ideas have merit.
她的想法很有价值。

3. Brierley's book has the merit of being both informative and readable.
布赖尔利的书兼具内容丰富和可读性强的优点。

the merits of sth
* the advantages something has compared to something else
（相比之下…的）优点，好处

1. We discussed the merits of herbal tea.
我们讨论了药草茶的好处。

on your (own) merits
* according to the qualities you have or have shown, without considering any other information or comparing you to someone else
根据本身的特点

1. The committee say they will consider / judge each applicant on his or her own merits.
委员会表示他们会根据每位申请者自身的条件斟酌考虑／作出判断。

/'mer.ɪt/
verb [T] formal
* If something merits a particular treatment, it deserves or is considered important enough to be treated in that way
（…）值得，应受

1. This plan merits careful attention.
这项计划值得仔细考虑。

2. The accident merited only a small paragraph in the local paper.
这次意外在当地报纸上只有小篇幅报道。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - merit collapse

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1.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词良好品质;价值 If something has merit, it has good or worthwhile qualities.

【搭配模式】：usu with supp

  • The argument seemed to have considerable merit...

    这个论点似乎颇有价值。

  • Box-office success mattered more than artistic merit...

    票房上的成功比艺术价值更重要。

  • Your feature has the merit of simply stating what has been achieved.

    你这篇专题文章的可取之处是简明扼要地道出了取得的成就。

2.N-PLURAL 复数名词优点;长处;优势 The merits of something are its advantages or other good points.

【搭配模式】：usu with poss

  • They have been persuaded of the merits of peace.

    他们被劝服，认识到了和平的好处。

  • ...the technical merits of a film...

    一部电影技术上的长处

  • It was obvious that, whatever its merits, their work would never be used.

    很明显，无论他们的作品有何优点都永远不会被采用。

3.VERB 动词值得;应受到 If someone or something merits a particular action or treatment, they deserve it.

【语法信息】：V n

【语域标签】：FORMAL 正式

  • He said he had done nothing wrong to merit a criminal investigation...

    他说自己没有干坏事，不应该受到刑事调查。

  • Such ideas merit careful consideration.

    这样的想法值得斟酌。

4.PHRASE 短语根据事物本身的情况(来评价) If you judge something or someone on merit or on their merits, your judgment is based on what you notice when you consider them, rather than on things that you know about them from other sources.

【搭配模式】：PHR after v

  • Everybody is selected on merit...

    每个人都是凭个人才能入选的。

  • Each case is judged on its merits.

    每个案件都是按照案件本身的特点判定的。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - merit collapse

merit
merit / 5merit / noun1. [U] (formal) the quality of being good and of deserving praise, reward or admiration
   优点；美德；价值
   SYN  worth :
   a work of outstanding artistic merit
   具有杰出艺术价值的作品
   The plan is entirely without merit.
   这个计划毫无价值。
   I want to get the job on merit.
   我要凭才能得到这份工作。
2. [C, usually pl.] a good feature that deserves praise, reward or admiration
   值得赞扬(或奖励、钦佩)的特点；功绩；长处
   SYN  strength :
   We will consider each case on its (own) merits (= without considering any other issues, feelings, etc.).
   我们将根据每件事情本身的情况来考虑。
   They weighed up the relative merits of the five candidates.
   他们对四名候选人各自的优点作了比较。
3. [C] (BrE) a mark / grade in an exam or for a piece of work at school or university which is excellent
   (学校或大学考试或作业的)良好
4. [C] (BrE) a mark / grade given as a reward for good behaviour at school
   (在校操行好而获得的)良好verb   (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (formal) to do sth to deserve praise, attention, etc.
   应得；值得
   SYN  deserve :
  ▪ [VN]
   He claims that their success was not merited.
   他声称他们不应该获得成功。
   The case does not merit further investigation.
   这个案子不值得进一步调查。
  ▪ [also V -ing]

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - merit collapse

merit

I. noun

• ADJECTIVE considerable, exceptional, great, outstanding | actual, real, true a lawsuit that lacked any real ~ | intrinsic | obvious | comparative, relative We need to consider the relative ~s of both makes of dishwasher. | dubious, questionable | individual Each case should be judged on its individual ~s. | personal She was elected on personal ~. | academic, aesthetic, architectural, artistic, intellectual, legal, literary, musical, scientific, technical The movie has no artistic ~ whatsoever.

• VERB + MERIT have | argue, assess, compare, consider, debate, determine, discuss, evaluate, examine, judge, weigh (esp. BrE), weigh up (esp. BrE) We need to assess the ~s of both proposals before making our decision. | question I began to question the ~s of these new technologies. | lack The play lacked artistic ~. | prove She proved her ~ as a serious actress. | acknowledge, appreciate, recognize, see She saw the ~ in this arrangement. | find I find no ~ at all in any of the arguments.

• MERIT + NOUN award She received a ~ award for outstanding work. | badge | pay (AmE) increase, raise (both AmE) decisions on ~ raises and promotions | scholarship (AmE) system (esp. AmE) Other schools already have ~ systems in place that reward good work.

• PREPOSITION according to ~ Movies are given a rating of one to five stars according to ~. | on ~ Prizes are awarded entirely on ~. | ~ in There is some ~ in his argument. | ~ to There is lots of ~ to the idea.

• PHRASES no ~ in sth/doing sth I can see no ~ in excluding the child from school. | I found no artistic ~ in this film. | order of ~ (BrE) The winners are ranked in order of ~.

II. verb

• ADVERB certainly, clearly | barely, hardly The question hardly ~s an answer.

Merit is used with these nouns as the object: attention, consideration, discussion, explanation, inclusion, investigation, mention, recognition

The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - merit collapse

merit
 see on its merits.

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - merit collapse

merit verb
⇨ deservemerit noun
⇨ benefit 1 (relative merits) ⇨ value 1 (artistic merit)

新牛津英语同义词词典 - merit collapse

merit

noun
1 composers of outstanding merit
EXCELLENCE , goodness, standard, quality, level, grade, high quality, calibre, worth, good, credit, eminence, worthiness, value, virtue, distinction, account, deservingness, meritoriousness.
-opposite(s): INFERIORITY.

2 the merits of the scheme
GOOD POINT , strong point, advantage, benefit, value, profit, asset, plus, advisability; advantageousness.
-opposite(s): FAULT, DISADVANTAGE.

verb
the accusation did not merit a response
DESERVE , earn, be deserving of, warrant, rate, justify, be worthy of, be worth, be entitled to, have a right to, have a claim to/on, be qualified for.
See AWKWARD SYNONYMS at earn.

词源记忆 - merit collapse

merit 功绩，才能，优点
来自古法语merite, 工资，奖励，神的赐予，来自拉丁语merere, 挣得，赚取，应得，来自PIE→*smer, 分配，划分，部分，词源同polymer, emeritus。字面意思即赚取自己应得的部分，引申词义奖品，精神奖励，神的礼物，并抽象化为功绩，才能，优点等。