merit

英 ['mer?t] 美['m?r?t]

反義詞

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復數:?merits;第三人稱單數:?merits;過去式:?merited;過去分詞:?merited;現在分詞:?meriting;

merit 功績，才能，優點

來自古法語merite,工資，獎勵，神的賜予，來自拉丁語merere,掙得，賺取，應得，來自PIE*smer,分配，劃分，部分，詞源同polymer,emeritus.字面意思即賺取自己應得的部分，引申詞義獎品，精神獎勵，神的禮物，并抽象化為功績，才能，優點等。

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.

1. Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate?: 這樣重大的事件諒必應進行更高級別的討論吧？

2. For his dedication the Mayor awarded him a medal of merit.: 為表彰他的奉獻精神，市長授予他榮譽獎章。

3. "It's of no great literary merit," he said, almost apologetically.: “它沒多大的文學價值，”他近乎愧疚地說道。

4. Your feature has the merit of simply stating what has been achieved.: 你這篇專題文章的可取之處是簡明扼要地道出了取得的成就。