merit

發音: US [ˈmerɪt] UK ['merɪt]

同義字

cardinal virtue distinction excellency grace excellence value virtue

n.	1. 【法】法律意義[根據];是非曲直 2. 價值;美點,長處,優點 3. 功勞,功績,功勳,成就;良好的品質[事實,行爲];(學校裏的)記功分 4. 功過,功罪
v.	1. 有...的價值,值得...;應受;因功而得

I had had scholarships..without any godfather's help but purely on my own merit.
資料來源: C. Achebe
A single book, one that we feel to have some special merit, not an obvious bestseller but one..deserving our support.
資料來源: C. Milne
Did they think that men doe merit rewards in heaven by the workes they performe on earth?
資料來源: R. Hooker
I asked whether the story was really interesting enough to merit being put on paper.
資料來源: R. Dahl
He had been harsh..to Peter, who had surely done nothing to merit such treatment.
資料來源: A. Harding
This iron doesn't merit a recommendation.
資料來源: Which?

n.	1. an advantage or good quality that someone or something has; the good qualities of someone or something that make you admire them or think they are important or valuable 2. a mark that a school student gets as a reward for good work or behavior
v.	1. to deserve or be worth something