English Dictionary

merit

/ˈmɛɹɪt/

verb

(transitive) To deserve, to earn. / (intransitive) To be deserving or worthy. / (transitive, obsolete, rare) To reward.

He merits a promotion for his hard work.

意味（1）

(transitive) To deserve, to earn.

Her performance merited wild applause.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To be deserving or worthy.

They were punished as they merited.

意味（3）

(transitive, obsolete, rare) To reward.

Thus charg’d thy sire, which thou forgett’st: yet now those thoughts appease / That torture thy great spirit with wrath; which if thou wilt give surcease, / The king will merit it with gifts ; and if thou wilt give ear / I’ll tell you how much he offers thee:—yet thou sitt’st angry here.