merits

英 [ˈmerɪts]

美 [ˈmerɪts]

n.  优点; 美德; 价值; 值得赞扬(或奖励、钦佩)的特点; 功绩; 长处; (学校或大学考试或作业的)良好
v.  应得; 值得
merit的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• The problem merits serious study.
  问题值得讨究。
• Besides, the merits and disadvantages of each scheme and its sphere of application are pointed out.
  此外，还指出了各种方案的适用范围和优缺点。
• 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。
• They debated for over an hour on the merits of the different systems.
  他们就几种不同体制的优点辩论了一个多小时。
• I have many merits also to have many shortcomings.
  我有许多优点也有许多缺点。
• Without them, we could not complete the study of the human dream, I study have their merits.
  没有他们的研究我们不可能完成人类梦寐以求的理想，我的研究有他们的功绩。
• The new design compromises the merits of Chinese and Western styles.
  这个新设计融合了中西式的优点。
• Don't allow one error to obscure great merits.
  不以一眚掩大德。
• Data and specifications for the machine parts were often cited to demonstrate the merits and demerits of the factory's products.
  过去经常有人援引机器部件的数据和规格来说明这家工厂产品的优劣。
• They chatted about the relative merits of London and Paris as places to live
  他们聊起了伦敦和巴黎两座城市相比较都有哪些宜居的优点。