English-Thai Dictionary

merit

N ข้อดี  จุดดี  คุณ สมบัติ ที่ น่ายกย่อง  kor-de

 

merit

N คุณ ความดี  ความดีงาม  คุณ ค่า  worth valuation virtue uselessness kun-kwam-de

 

merit

VT ควร ได้รับ  สมควร ได้รับ  คู่ควร กับ  be worth warrant justify deserve kuan-dai-rab

 

meritleness

N ความ คู่ควร  ความเหมาะสม  kwam-ku-kuan

 

meritocracy

N ระบบ สังคม ที่ เชื่อ การ สำเร็จ ด้วย ตนเอง ไม่ ใช้ สิทธิพิเศษ ทาง ชนชั้น  squirearchy aristocrcy ra-bob-sang-kom-ti-kan-sam-red-duai-tua-ang-mai-vhaisid-ti-pi-swd-chon-chan

 

meritocrat

N ผู้ ประสบ สำเร็จ ด้วย ตนเอง  phu-pra-sob-kwam-sam-red-duai-tua-ang

 

meritocratic

ADJ ซึ่ง ประสบ สำเร็จ ด้วย ตนเอง  sueng-pra-sob-kwam-sam-red-duai-tua-ang

 

meritorious

ADJ ซึ่ง มี ความดี ความชอบ  ซึ่ง สมควร ได้ รับรางวัล  ซึ่ง ควร ได้รับการยกย่อง  น่าสรรเสริญ  praiseworthy honorable sueng-me-kwam-de-kwam-chob

 

meritoriously

ADV อย่าง สมควร ได้รับ ความดี ความชอบ  yang-so-kua-dai-rab-kwam-de-kwam-chob

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MERIT

n.[L. meritum, from mereo, to earn or deserve. ] 1. Desert; goodness or excellence which entitles one to honor or regard; worth; any performance or worth which claims regard or compensation; applied to morals, to excellence in writing, or to valuable services of any kind. Thus we speak of the inability of men to obtain salvation by their own merits. We speak of the merits of an author; the merits of a soldier, etc.
2. Value; excellence; applied to things; as the merits of an essay or poem; the merits of a pointing; the merits of a heroic achievement.
3. Reward deserved; that which is earned or merited.
Those laurel groves, the merits of thy youth.

 

MERIT

v.t.[L. merito.] To deserve; to earn by active service, or by any valuable performance; to have a right to claim reward in money, regard, honor or happiness. Watts, by his writings, merited the gratitude of the whole christian world. The faithful laborer merits his wages. A man at best is incapable of meriting any thing from God.
1. To deserve; to have a just title to. Fidelity merits and usually obtains confidence.
2. To deserve, in an ill sense; to have a just title to. Every violation of law merits punishment. Every sin merits God's displeasure.

 

MERITABLE

a.Deserving of reward. [Not in use. ]

 

MERITED

pp. Earned; deserved.

 

MERITING

ppr. Earning; deserving.

 

MERIT-MONGER

n.One who advocates the doctrine of human merit, as entitled to reward, or depends on merit for salvation.

 

MERITORIOUS

a.Deserving of reward or of notice, regard, fame or happiness, or of that which shall be a suitable return for services or excellence of any kind. We applaud the meritorious services of the laborer, the soldier and the seaman. We admire the meritorious labors of a Watts, a Doddridge, a Carey and a Martyn. We rely for salvation on the meritorious obedience and sufferings of Christ.

 

MERITORIOUSLY

adv. In such a manner as to deserve reward.

 

MERITORIOUSNESS

n.The state or quality of deserving a reward or suitable return.

 

MERITORY

a.Deserving of reward. [Not used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MERIT

Mer "it, n. Etym: [F. mérite, L. meritum, fr. merere, mereri, to deserve, merit; prob. originally, to get a share; akin to Gr. Market, Merchant, Mercer, Mercy. ]

 

1. The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert. Here may men see how sin hath his merit. Chaucer. Be it known, that we, the greatest, are misthought For things that others do; and when we fall, We answer other's merits in our name. Shak.

 

2. Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving well; worth; excellence. Reputation is. .. oft got without merit, and lost without deserving. Shak. To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known, And every author's merit, but his own. Pope.

 

3. Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or approbation; as, his teacher gave him ten merits. Those laurel groves, the merits of thy youth. Prior.

 

MERIT

Mer "it, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Merited; p. pr. & vb. n. Meriting. ] Etym: [F. mériter, L. meritare, v. intens. fr. merere. See Merit, n.]

 

1. To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a bad sense; as, to merit punishment. "This kindness merits thanks. " Shak.

 

2. To reward. [R. & Obs. ] Chapman.

 

MERIT

MERIT Mer "it, v. i.

 

Defn: To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.

 

MERITABLE

MERITABLE Mer "it *a *ble, a.

 

Defn: Deserving of reward. [R.]

 

MERITEDLY

MERITEDLY Mer "it *ed *ly, adv.

 

Defn: By merit; deservedly.

 

MERITHAL; MERITHALLUS

Mer "i *thal, Mer `i *thal "lus, n. Etym: [NL. merithallus, fr. Gr. or (Bot. )

 

Defn: Same as Internode.

 

MERITMONGER

MERITMONGER Mer "it *mon `ger, n.

 

Defn: One who depends on merit for salvation. [Obs. ] Milner.

 

MERITORIOUS

Mer `i *to "ri *ous, a. Etym: [L. meritorius that brings in money. ]

 

Defn: Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; valuable. And meritorious shall that hand be called, Canonized, and worshiped as a saint. Shak. -- Mer `i *to "ri *ous *ly, adv. -- Mer `i *to "ri *ous *ness, n.

 

MERITORY

MERITORY Mer "i *to *ry, a.

 

Defn: Meritorious. [Obs. ]

 

MERITOT

MERITOT Mer "i *tot, n.

 

Defn: A play of children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till they are dizzy.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

merit

mer it |ˈmerit ˈmɛrət | ▶noun the quality of being particularly good or worthy, esp. so as to deserve praise or reward: composers of outstanding merit. • a feature or fact that deserves praise or reward: the relative merits of both approaches have to be considered. • Brit. a pass grade in an examination denoting above-average performance: if you expect to pass, why not go for a merit or a distinction? Compare with distinction. • (merits ) chiefly Law the intrinsic rights and wrongs of a case, outside of any other considerations: a plaintiff who has a good arguable case on the merits. • (merits ) Theology good deeds regarded as entitling someone to a future reward from God. ▶verb ( merits, meriting , merited ) [ with obj. ] deserve or be worthy of (something, esp. reward, punishment, or attention ): the results have been encouraging enough to merit further investigation. PHRASES judge (or consider ) something on its merits assess something solely with regard to its intrinsic quality rather than other external factors. ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the sense ‘deserved reward or punishment ’): via Old French from Latin meritum ‘due reward, ’ from mereri ‘earn, deserve. ’

 

merit good

merit good ▶noun (Brit. usu. merit goods ) a commodity or service, such as education, that is regarded by society or government as deserving public finance.

 

meritocracy

mer i toc ra cy |ˌmeriˈtäkrəsē ˌmɛrəˈtɑkrəsi | ▶noun ( pl. meritocracies ) government or the holding of power by people selected on the basis of their ability. • a society governed by such people or in which such people hold power. • a ruling or influential class of educated or skilled people. DERIVATIVES mer i to crat ic |ˌmeritəˈkratik |adjective

 

meritorious

mer i to ri ous |ˈmeriˌtôrēəs ˈˌmɛrəˈˌtɔriəs | ▶adjective deserving reward or praise: a medal for meritorious conduct. • Law (of an action or claim ) likely to succeed on the merits of the case. DERIVATIVES mer i to ri ous ly adverb, mer i to ri ous ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘entitling a person to reward ’): from late Latin meritorius (from merit- ‘earned, ’ from the verb mereri ) + -ous .

 

Oxford Dictionary

merit

merit |ˈmɛrɪt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward: composers of outstanding merit. • [ count noun ] a good feature or point: the relative merits of both approaches have to be considered. • [ count noun ] a pass grade in an examination denoting above-average performance. Compare with distinction. • (merits ) Law the intrinsic rights and wrongs of a case, outside of any other considerations. • (merits ) Theology good deeds entitling someone to a future reward from God. ▶verb ( merits, meriting, merited ) [ with obj. ] deserve or be worthy of (reward, punishment, or attention ): the results have been encouraging enough to merit further investigation. PHRASES judge (or consider ) something on its merits assess something solely with regard to its intrinsic quality rather than other external factors. ORIGIN Middle English (originally in the sense ‘deserved reward or punishment ’): via Old French from Latin meritum ‘due reward ’, from mereri ‘earn, deserve ’.

 

Merit, Order of

Merit, Order of see Order of Merit.

 

merit good

merit good ▶noun (Brit. usu. merit goods ) a commodity or service, such as education, that is regarded by society or government as deserving public finance.

 

meritocracy

meritocracy |ˌmɛrɪˈtɒkrəsi | ▶noun ( pl. meritocracies ) [ mass noun ] government or the holding of power by people selected according to merit. • [ count noun ] a society governed by people selected according to merit. • [ count noun ] a ruling or influential class of educated or able people. DERIVATIVES meritocrat noun, meritocratic |-təˈkratɪk |adjective

 

meritorious

meritorious |ˌmɛrɪˈtɔːrɪəs | ▶adjective deserving reward or praise: a medal for meritorious conduct. • Law, chiefly N. Amer. (of an action or claim ) likely to succeed on the merits of the case. DERIVATIVES meritoriously adverb, meritoriousness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘entitling a person to reward ’): from late Latin meritorius (from merit- ‘earned ’, from the verb mereri ) + -ous .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

merit

merit noun 1 composers of outstanding merit: excellence, quality, caliber, worth, worthiness, credit, value, distinction, eminence. ANTONYMS inferiority. 2 the merits of the scheme: good point, strong point, advantage, benefit, value, asset, plus. ANTONYMS fault, disadvantage. ▶verb the accusation did not merit a response: deserve, earn, be deserving of, warrant, rate, justify, be worthy of, be worth, be entitled to, have a right to, have a claim to /on.

 

Meritage

Meritage noun trademark USAGE Meritage “Some people find the word ‘Meritage ’ meritorious. Others find it meretricious. But most people have no idea what it means. ” ( Denver Post; June 8, 1994.) And the dictionaries provide no help: as of early 2003, no major dictionary had an entry on the term —which has an interesting history. In 1988, California winemakers sponsored an international contest to create an upscale term for a table wine blended from two or more Bordeaux varietals grown in the United States. A California grocery-store wine buyer won the contest with “Meritage, ” a portmanteau word formed by combining merit with heritage. The word rhymes with heritage; it's pronounced / mer -it-ij /. Yet many wine enthusiasts mistakenly give it a Frenchified pronunciation (/mer-i- tahzh /), which has become lamentably widespread. To help keep prices reasonable, insist on the unpretentious pronunciation rhyming with heritage. With the faux-French affectation, prices will surely get out of hand. Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

meritorious

meritorious adjective an award for meritorious conduct: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, estimable, creditable, worthy, deserving, excellent, exemplary, good. ANTONYMS discreditable.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

merit

merit noun 1 composers of outstanding merit: excellence, goodness, standard, quality, level, grade, high quality, calibre, worth, good, credit, eminence, worthiness, value, virtue, distinction, account, deservingness, meritoriousness. ANTONYMS inferiority. 2 the merits of the scheme: good point, strong point, advantage, benefit, value, profit, asset, plus, advisability; advantageousness. ANTONYMS fault, disadvantage. ▶verb the accusation did not merit a response: deserve, earn, be deserving of, warrant, rate, justify, be worthy of, be worth, be entitled to, have a right to, have a claim to /on, be qualified for. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD merit, deserve, earn See earn . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

meritorious

meritorious adjective the captain was awarded a medal for meritorious conduct: praiseworthy, laudable, commendable, admirable, estimable, creditable, worthy, worthwhile, deserving, excellent, exemplary, good. ANTONYMS worthless, discreditable. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS meritorious or meretricious? See meretricious . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Duden Dictionary

Meriten

Me ri ten |Mer i ten |Plural von Meritum

 

Meritokratie

Me ri to kra tie Substantiv, feminin , die |Meritokrat ie |die Meritokratie; Genitiv: der Meritokratie, Plural: die Meritokratien lateinisch ; griechisch Verdienstadel; gesellschaftliche Vorherrschaft einer durch Leistung und Verdienst ausgezeichneten Bevölkerungsschicht

 

meritokratisch

me ri to kra tisch Adjektiv |meritokr a tisch |die Meritokratie betreffend

 

Meritum

Me ri tum Substantiv, Neutrum gehoben , das |M e ritum |das Meritum; Genitiv: des Meritums, Plural: die Meriten meist im Plural französisch mérite < lateinisch meritum, zu: mereri = sich verdient machen [erworbenes ] Verdienst seine Meriten haben

 

French Dictionary

méritant

méritant , ante adj. adjectif Se dit d ’une personne qui a du mérite. : Ils sont bien méritants. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le mot méritoire, qui se dit d ’une chose louable.

 

mérite

mérite n. m. nom masculin 1 Valeur. : Ils ont bien du mérite d ’avoir réussi cela. 2 Utilité, avantage. : Le mérite de ce choix, c ’est de permettre à tous de voyager. FORME FAUTIVE mérite. Anglicisme au sens de bien-fondé. : Faire valoir le bien-fondé (et non le *mérite ) de sa cause.

 

mériter

mériter v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Être digne d ’une récompense ou passible d ’un châtiment. : Il mérite une récompense, il mérite une punition. Note Technique Le verbe s ’emploie en bonne et en mauvaise part. 2 Donner droit à. : Cet effort mérite un avancement. SYNONYME valoir . 3 Exiger. : Cette conclusion mérite réflexion. Cette demande mérite réponse. 4 Valoir la peine de. : Ce roman mérite d ’être lu. FORME FAUTIVE se mériter. Impropriété au sens de remporter, obtenir, gagner (un prix ). aimer

 

méritoire

méritoire adj. adjectif Se dit d ’une chose louable. : Un geste méritoire. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le mot méritant, qui se dit d ’une personne qui a du mérite.

 

Spanish Dictionary

meritísimo, -ma

meritísimo, -ma adjetivo Superlativo de meritorio .

 

mérito

mérito nombre masculino 1 Derecho a recibir reconocimiento por algo que uno ha hecho .SINÓNIMO merecimiento .2 Valor o importancia que tiene una cosa o una persona :una obra de mucho mérito; el partido, salvo por algunas pinceladas de mérito, fue bastante flojo .3 Acción, cualidad o circunstancia que hace merecer algo :se les concedió una medalla por méritos de guerra; el gran mérito de Munch radica en haber dado la mejor traducción pictórica de la angustia y la desesperación; los blanquiazules han hecho méritos suficientes como para ganar el partido .SINÓNIMO merecimiento .4 der Prueba o razón que resulta de un proceso :este mandará proceder de oficio contra el denunciador o acusador, siempre que de la causa principal resultaren méritos bastantes para abrir el nuevo proceso .

 

meritoriaje

meritoriaje nombre masculino 1 Hecho de trabajar como meritorio .2 nombre masculino Período de tiempo que dura este trabajo .

 

meritorio, -ria

meritorio, -ria adjetivo 1 Que merece reconocimiento :el joven nadador consiguió ayer un meritorio cuarto puesto en la final de los 200 metros braza .2 nombre masculino y femenino Persona que trabaja sin recibir un sueldo con el fin de hacer méritos para conseguir una plaza remunerada :era meritorio de un despacho laboralista .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

merit

mer it /mérət /〖語源は 「報酬 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ts /1 C 〖通例 ～s 〗(称賛などに値する )長所 , 取柄 , 美点 (↔demerit )▸ consider the relative merits of two approaches 2つの研究方法の優劣を検討する 2 U ｟かたく ｠(称賛に値する )価値 , 値打ち , 優秀さ ▸ have artistic [literary ] merit 芸術 [文学 ]的価値がある ▸ solely on merit 真価のみにもとづいて 3 C 〖通例 ～s 〗当然の賞 [罰 ], 功罪 .4 C 功績 , 手柄 .5 C 賞 ; (罰点に対し )賞点 .6 〖～s 〗〘法 〙事柄本来の理非 .7 U C 〖しばしば ～s 〗〘キリスト教 〙功徳 （くどく ）.on A's (ò wn ) m é rits Aの真価 [実力 ]によって 〈判断する 考える 〉▸ You have to judge a new issue on its merits .新しい問題はその真価によって判断しなければならない 動詞 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠〈称賛 注目 罰など 〉に値する (deserve ); 〖～ doing 〗…する価値がある (!進行形にしない ) .～́ s ỳ stem ｟米 ｠〖the ～〗(任官 昇進における )実力本位制度, 能力主義任用制度 (↔spoils system ).

 

meritocracy

mer i toc ra cy /merɪtɑ́krəsi |-tɔ́k -/名詞 複 -cies 1 C U 能力主義 (社会 ), 実力主義 (社会 ).2 〖the ～; 単数扱い 〗能力主義社会で力を持つ人々, エリート階級 .mer i to crat ic /mèrətəkrǽtɪk /形容詞

 

meritorious

mer i to ri ous /mèrɪtɔ́ːriəs /形容詞 ｟かたく ｠称賛に値するほどすぐれた, 価値のある, 立派な .～ly 副詞