meritorious

meritorious

deserving of praise, admirable: meritorious service
Not to be confused with:meretricious – showy; gaudy; tawdry; based on pretense; false: a meretricious comment

mer·i·to·ri·ous

M0230500 (mĕr′ĭ-tôr′ē-əs)adj. Deserving reward or praise; having merit.

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[Middle English, from Latin meritōrius, earning money, from meritus, past participle of merēre, to earn; see merit.]

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mer′i·to′ri·ous·ly adv.mer′i·to′ri·ous·ness n.

meritorious

(ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəs) adjpraiseworthy; showing merit[C15: from Latin meritōrius earning money] ˌmeriˈtoriously adv ˌmeriˈtoriousness n

mer•i•to•ri•ous

(ˌmɛr ɪˈtɔr i əs, -ˈtoʊr-)

adj. deserving praise, reward, esteem, etc.; praiseworthy. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin meritōrius on hire] mer`i•to′ri•ous•ly, adv. mer`i•to′ri•ous•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

meritorious - deserving reward or praise; "a lifetime of meritorious service"; "meritorious conduct"meritableworthy - having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "a worthy cause"

meritorious

adjective praiseworthy, admirable, exemplary, good, right, excellent, deserving, worthy, honourable, righteous, virtuous, commendable, creditable, laudable I had been promoted for gallant and meritorious service.
dishonourable, unexceptional, undeserving, ignoble, ungenerous, discreditable, unchivalrous, unpraiseworthy

meritorious

adjectiveDeserving honor, respect, or admiration:admirable, commendable, creditable, deserving, estimable, exemplary, honorable, laudable, praiseworthy, reputable, respectable, worthy.

Translations

值得称赞的

merit

(ˈmerit) noun1. the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness. He reached his present position through merit. 功績 功绩2. a good point or quality. His speech had at least the merit of being short. 優點，長處 优点 verb to deserve as reward or punishment. Your case merits careful consideration. 值得 值得ˌmeriˈtorious (-ˈtoː-) adjective deserving reward or praise. a meritorious performance. 應得獎賞的，值得稱讚的 值得称赞的