Merit

The plan is entirely without merit. 這個計劃毫無價值。

The case does not merit further investigation. 這個案子不值得進一步調查。

The argument seemed to have considerable merit. 這個論點似乎有相當大的價值。

Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate? 這樣重要的事情值得進行更高級別的討論吧？

"It's of no great literary merit," he said, almost apologetically. “它不具有重要的文學價值，”他幾乎抱歉地説道。

History affords us lessons that merit attention. 歷史給我們提供了值得注意的借鑑。

Sell nothing that has unique artistic merit or scientific value. 不要出售任何具有獨特藝術價值或科學價值的東西。

One school attributes English's great success to the sheer weight of its merit. 有一所學校把英語的巨大成功完全歸功於它的優點。

Unfortunately the long-term costs of using simple quantitative metrics to assess researcher merit are likely to be quite great. 不幸的是，使用簡單的定量指標來評估研究人員的價值的長期成本可能是相當大的。

Unfortunately, the long-term costs of using simple quantitative metrics to assess researcher merit are likely to be quite great. 不幸的是，使用簡單的量化指標來評估研究人員價值，其長期成本可能會相當大。

I want to get the job on merit. 我要憑才能得到這份工作。

Selection is based solely on merit. 選拔唯賢。

Should promotion be based on merit or seniority? 提拔一個人應當看業績，還是看資歷？

He said he had done nothing wrong to merit a criminal investigation. 他説他沒有做錯任何事，不應該受到刑事調查。

Wang's courage won him several honors, including a National May Day Labor Medal and 11 Citations of Merit. 王的勇氣為他贏得了許多榮譽，包括一枚全國五一勞動獎章和11項嘉獎。

Queen Victoria wrote her a letter to say thanks, She was given the honor—Order of Merit, becoming the first woman to receive it. 維多利亞女王給她寫了一封信表示感謝，她被授予榮譽勳章——功績勳章，成為第一個獲得該勳章的女性。

At the same time, it would expand its 28-year-old merit program. 與此同時，它還將擴大它的已有28年曆史的獎勵項目。

I jumped the highest; but in this world merit seldom meets its reward. 我跳得最高；但在這個世界上，功勞難得有回報。

As tuitions continue to increase, the line between merit and need blurs. 隨着學費的不斷增加，給予嘉獎和滿足需要之間的界線越來越模糊。

That's one reason Allegheny College doesn't plan to drop merit aid entirely. 這也是阿勒格尼學院不打算完全取消獎學金的原因之一。

And, as tuitions continue to increase, the line between merit and need blurs. 而且，隨着學費的不斷增加，給予嘉獎和滿足需要之間的界線越來越模糊。

Artistic merit scholarships require that applicants excel in a given artistic area. 藝術獎學金要求申請者在某一特定藝術領域有突出表現。

Now, Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., says it will phase out merit scholarships altogether. 現在，紐約州克林頓市的漢密爾頓學院表示將逐步取消所有的獎學金。

"We're playing the merit game," acknowledges Tom Lancaster, associate dean for undergraduate education. “我們在玩比誰更優異的遊戲。”負責本科教育的副院長湯姆·蘭卡斯特承認道。

To earn a Plant Science merit badge, a scout can choose between agronomy, horticulture, or field botany. 要獲得植物科學獎章，偵察員可以在農學、園藝學或野外植物學之間進行選擇。

"Board members of public companies should be chosen solely on the basis of merit and experience," he says. “上市公司的董事會成員應該完全根據業績和經驗來挑選。”他説。

Not all colleges offer merit aid; generally, the more selective a school is, the less likely it is to do so. 不是所有的大學都會提供獎學金；一般來説，越挑剔的學校越不可能這樣做。

Studies show merit aid also tends to benefit disproportionately students who could afford to enroll without it. 研究表明，絕大部分獎學金也逐漸流入那些沒有獎學金也有能力支付學費的學生囊中。

In social sciences, this is known as examining "near misses" and "narrow wins" in areas where merit is subjective. 在社會科學中，人們稱之為在主觀評價的領域考察“僥倖”和“險勝”現象。

Between 1995-96 and 2003-04, institutional merit aid alone increased 212%, compared with 47% for need-based grants. 在1995-96年到2003-04年間，僅機構績效獎學金一項就增長了212%，而基於需求的獎學金增長了47%。 ^[1]