| 单词 | merit |
| 释义 | merit (once / 123 pages) nv Merit is another way of saying "deserve." The National Merit Scholarship program is based on merit––students whose SAT scores are high enough deserve to be in the program. If kids seems to be getting in who hadn't even taken the SATs––that would merit an investigation. You will often hear the phrases merit-based promotion and merit-based pay, which come up when employees are pushing against a system in which time on the job––and not job performance––determines when workers are promoted and how much they are paid. Using the word merit suggests impartiality and objectivity––such as when you swear off a prejudiced approach to something and vow to "judge it on its merits." WORD FAMILYmerit: demerit, meritable, merited, meriting, meritless, meritorious, merits+/demerit: demerits/meritable: meritably/merited: unmerited/meritless: meritlessly/meritorious: meritoriously, meritoriousness, unmeritorious/unmerited: unmeritedly/unmeritorious: unmeritoriously USAGE EXAMPLESThe president enjoys considerable influence over prosecutors, tax collectors and state security agents, whose careers are largely determined by political loyalty rather than merit. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Lillian’s signing skills are also helping her earn a “speaking in sign” merit badge from the Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake bay. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) “Statistical differences in outcomes among population groups might suggest potential fair lending concerns that merit further examination.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1n the quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance) Syn|Hyper deservingness, meritoriousness worthiness the quality or state of having merit or value 2n any admirable quality or attribute work of great merit Syn|Ant|Hyper virtue demerit, fault the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection worth the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful 3v be worthy or deserving Syn|Hypo|Hyper deserve have it coming deserve (either good or bad) be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) |
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