merited

🇬🇧 UK/'meritid/🇺🇸 US
GREB1

Definitions

adj.

Properly deserved; earned through one's actions or qualities

应得的,理所当然的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
meritstem
+
edpast tense / completed
=merited

Common Collocations

  • 1.merited recognition应得的认可
  • 2.merited reward应得的奖励
  • 3.merited punishment应有的惩罚

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The recognition was well merited after years of hard work.

  • 2.

    Her promotion was merited by her outstanding performance.

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