meritorious
英 [,mer?'t??r??s]
美['m?r?'t?r??s]
- adj. 有功績(jī)的；有價(jià)值的；值得稱贊的
GRE
中文詞源
meritorious 有功績(jī)的，值得贊揚(yáng)的
來自merit,功績(jī)，才能。即有功績(jī)的，有才能，引申詞義值得贊揚(yáng)的。
英文詞源
- meritorious (adj.)
- early 15c., "deserving of divine grace," from Latin meritorius "that for which money is paid, that by which money is earned," from meritus, past participle of merere "to earn" (see merit (n.)). Related: Meritoriously; meritoriousness.
雙語例句
- 1. I had been promoted for what was called gallant and meritorious service.
- 我之所以得到提拔是由于立下了所謂的英勇卓越的功勛。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He wrote a meritorious theme about his visit to the cotton mill.
- 他寫了一篇關(guān)于參觀棉紡織廠的有價(jià)值的論文.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. He was praised for his meritorious service.
- 他由于出色地工作而受到稱贊.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. It's an honour for a mother like me to see my son do a meritorious deed.
- 兒子立功,做娘的臉上也好看.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Perform meritorious service to atone for one's crimes so as to obtain clemency from the people.
- 立功贖罪,以求得人民的寬恕.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》