merit
英 ['mer?t]
美['m?r?t]
- n. 優(yōu)點(diǎn)，價(jià)值；功績(jī)；功過(guò)
- vt. 值得
- vi. 應(yīng)受報(bào)答
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?merits;第三人稱(chēng)單數(shù):?merits;過(guò)去式:?merited;過(guò)去分詞:?merited;現(xiàn)在分詞:?meriting;
中文詞源
merit 功績(jī)，才能，優(yōu)點(diǎn)
來(lái)自古法語(yǔ)merite,工資，獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，神的賜予，來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)merere,掙得，賺取，應(yīng)得，來(lái)自PIE*smer,分配，劃分，部分，詞源同polymer,emeritus.字面意思即賺取自己應(yīng)得的部分，引申詞義獎(jiǎng)品，精神獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)，神的禮物，并抽象化為功績(jī)，才能，優(yōu)點(diǎn)等。
英文詞源
- merit (n.)
- c. 1200, "spiritual credit" (for good works, etc.); c. 1300, "spiritual reward," from Old French merite "wages, pay, reward; thanks; merit, moral worth, that which assures divine pity," and directly from Latin meritum "a merit, service, kindness, benefit, favor; worth, value, importance," neuter of meritus, past participle of merere, meriri "to earn, deserve, acquire, gain," from PIE root *(s)mer- (2) "to allot, assign" (cognates: Greek meros "part, lot," moira "share, fate," moros "fate, destiny, doom," Hittite mark "to divide" a sacrifice).
Sense of "worthiness, excellence" is from early 14c.; from late 14c. as "condition or conduct that deserves either reward or punishment;" also "a reward, benefit." Related: Merits. Merit system attested from 1880. Merit-monger was in common use 16c.-17c. in a sense roughly of "do-gooder." - merit (v.)
- late 15c., "to be entitled to," from Middle French meriter (Modern French mériter), from merite (n.), or directly from Latin meritare "to earn, yield," frequentative of mereri "to earn (money);" also "to serve as a soldier" (see merit (n.)). Related: Merited; meriting.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate?
- 這樣重大的事件諒必應(yīng)進(jìn)行更高級(jí)別的討論吧？
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. For his dedication the Mayor awarded him a medal of merit.
- 為表彰他的奉獻(xiàn)精神，市長(zhǎng)授予他榮譽(yù)獎(jiǎng)?wù)隆?/dd>
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. "It's of no great literary merit," he said, almost apologetically.
- “它沒(méi)多大的文學(xué)價(jià)值，”他近乎愧疚地說(shuō)道。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Your feature has the merit of simply stating what has been achieved.
- 你這篇專(zhuān)題文章的可取之處是簡(jiǎn)明扼要地道出了取得的成就。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Everybody is selected on merit.
- 每個(gè)人都是憑個(gè)人才能入選的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句