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N-UNCOUNT
良好品質;價值
If something has merit, it has good or worthwhile qualities.
例句
The argument seemed to have considerable merit...
這個論點似乎頗有價值。
Box-office success mattered more than artistic merit...
票房上的成功比藝術價值更重要。
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N-PLURAL
優點;長處;優勢
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，認識到了和平的好處。
...the technical merits of a film...
一部電影技術上的長處
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VERB
值得;應受到
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，不應該受到刑事調查。
Such ideas merit careful consideration.
這樣的想法值得斟酌。
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PHRASE
根據事物本身的情況(來評價)
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...
每個人都是憑個人才能入選的。
Each case is judged on its merits.
每個案件都是按照案件本身的特點判定的。