merit = to deserve,to earn
詞根merit來自拉丁語的ment 意爲(wèi)to deserve,to earn。
1.meritorious adj.有功的;值得稱贊的(有接受價(jià)值的merit(=deserve))
meritocracy n.精英琯理的國家
He won an award for meritorious achievement in undergraduate instruction.他因在大學(xué)生教育中取得佳勣而獲獎(jiǎng)。
2.merit n.功勞,功勣;(pl.)功過;優(yōu)點(diǎn);價(jià)值;(pl.)是非曲直 v.值得
man of merit 有功勞的人;certificate of merit 獎(jiǎng)狀;decide the case on its merits 根據(jù)事件的是非曲直決定;Don't make a merit of being punctual.嚴(yán)格守時(shí)沒有好自誇的;merit rating 成勣評定;merit system 根據(jù)成勣的作用、晉陞制度
3.demerit n.過失,罪過;缺點(diǎn) *de(=away)
merits or demerits of a thing 事物的優(yōu)、缺點(diǎn)
4.emeritus adj.榮譽(yù)退休的 *e<ex(=out)
emeritus professor / professor emeritus 榮譽(yù)退休教授