merited

英 [ˈmerɪtɪd]

美 [ˈmerɪtɪd]

v.  应得; 值得
merit的过去分词和过去式

GRE

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 良好品质;价值
  If something hasmerit, it has good or worthwhile qualities.
  1. The argument seemed to have considerable merit...
     这个论点似乎颇有价值。
  2. Box-office success mattered more than artistic merit...
     票房上的成功比艺术价值更重要。
  3. Your feature has the merit of simply stating what has been achieved.
     你这篇专题文章的可取之处是简明扼要地道出了取得的成就。
• N-PLURAL 优点;长处;优势
  Themeritsof something are its advantages or other good points.
  1. They have been persuaded of the merits of peace.
     他们被劝服，认识到了和平的好处。
  2. ...the technical merits of a film...
     一部电影技术上的长处
  3. It was obvious that, whatever its merits, their work would never be used.
     很明显，无论他们的作品有何优点都永远不会被采用。
• VERB 值得;应受到
  If someone or somethingmeritsa particular action or treatment, they deserve it.
  1. He said he had done nothing wrong to merit a criminal investigation...
     他说自己没有干坏事，不应该受到刑事调查。
  2. Such ideas merit careful consideration.
     这样的想法值得斟酌。
• PHRASE 根据事物本身的情况(来评价)
  If you judge something or someoneon meritorontheirmerits, your judgment is based on what you notice when you consider them, rather than on things that you know about them from other sources.
  1. Everybody is selected on merit...
     每个人都是凭个人才能入选的。
  2. Each case is judged on its merits.
     每个案件都是按照案件本身的特点判定的。

英英释义

adj

• properly deserved
  1. a merited success
  Synonym:deserved

双语例句

• The accident merited only a small paragraph in the local paper.
  这个意外事件只值得在本地报纸上登一小段。
• That brave deed merited a better reward.
  这种勇敢的行为应该得到更好的奖赏。
• Yes, young man, Italy owes to you an undertaking which has merited the applause of the universe.
  是的，年轻人，意大利由于有了你们，得以成就这项寰宇称颂的伟业。
• Minutes from the March 18 rate-setting meeting noted that several members of the Federal Open Market Committee expected a move to be merited in June given the improved economic outlook.
  3月18日议息会议的会议纪要指出，联邦公开市场委员会（FOMC）几名成员认为，考虑到经济前景已经改善，预计6月份加息举措的时机就会成熟。
• He merited all the praise they gave him.
  他应该受到他们的赞扬。
• The president said China's proposal that the dollar give way to a global reserve currency merited consideration in the medium term, particularly if the US economy faltered badly.
  李明博称，从中期来看，中国提出用全球储备货币取代美元的提议值得考虑，特别是在美国经济严重衰退的情况下。
• So he found a mentor within the company who agreed with Mr. Eddleman that his performance and leadership ability merited the promotion.
  因此，他在公司内部找了一名与他意见一致的导师，认为他凭借自身业绩和领导能力理应升职。
• The cynic's response would be that the comparative advantage was largely illusory anyway and that the skills of bankers in New York, London and Zurich were so destructive that they scarcely merited the name.
  愤世嫉俗者会这样回答：那种相对优势大体上是虚幻的，纽约、伦敦和苏黎世等地银行家的技能具有如此大的破坏性，他们几乎配不上这个名称。
• He gave the project his blessing; his decision merited the approval of any sensible person.
  他的决定得到所有明智人士的认同。
• Step two would be to produce a budget for top pay, so that if one executive merited exceptional rewards, others would have to take less.
  第二步措施应该是制定高管薪酬预算，从而在一名高管应得到超额奖励时，其他高管将不得不少拿报酬。