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N-UNCOUNT
良好品質(zhì);價(jià)值
If something has merit, it has good or worthwhile qualities.
例句
The argument seemed to have considerable merit...
這個(gè)論點(diǎn)似乎頗有價(jià)值。
Box-office success mattered more than artistic merit...
票房上的成功比藝術(shù)價(jià)值更重要。
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N-PLURAL
優(yōu)點(diǎn);長處;優(yōu)勢
The merits of something are its advantages or other good points.
例句
They have been persuaded of the merits of peace.
他們被勸服，認(rèn)識到了和平的好處。
...the technical merits of a film...
一部電影技術(shù)上的長處
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VERB
值得;應(yīng)受到
If someone or something merits a particular action or treatment, they deserve it.
例句
He said he had done nothing wrong to merit a criminal investigation...
他說自己沒有干壞事，不應(yīng)該受到刑事調(diào)查。
Such ideas merit careful consideration.
這樣的想法值得斟酌。
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PHRASE
根據(jù)事物本身的情況(來評價(jià))
If you judge something or someone on merit or on their merits, your judgment is based on what you notice when you consider them, rather than on things that you know about them from other sources.
例句
Everybody is selected on merit...
每個(gè)人都是憑個(gè)人才能入選的。
Each case is judged on its merits.
每個(gè)案件都是按照案件本身的特點(diǎn)判定的。