n.

1. 价值[U]
   Her singing is totally without merit.

   她的演唱一无是处。

2. 长处，优点[C]
   People may not like her, but she has her merits.

   人们也许不喜欢她，但她也有她的优点。

3. 功绩，功劳[C]
4. 功过；是非曲直[P]
   He will judge the case solely on its merits.

   他将完全根据是非曲直审理这一案件。

5. 法律依据，法律意义[U]
   The contention is without merit.

   这一论点没有法律依据。

vt.

1. 值得，应受
   That brave deed merited a better reward.

   这种勇敢的行为应该得到更好的奖赏。

n.

1. excellence; worth.
   ▸an examination grade denoting above-average performance.
2. (usu. merits) a good point or feature.
   ▸ (merits) chiefly Law  the intrinsic rights and wrongs of a case.
   ▸ (merits) Theology  good deeds entitling someone to a future reward.

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