merit

I want to get the job on merit.

我要凭才能得到这份工作。

They seemed "a priesthood, rather uneven in their merits but uniform in their bearing; they never referred to anything personal".

他们似乎是“一个祭司，尽管他们的功德参差不齐，但他们的举止却很一致；他们从来没有涉及任何个人的事情”。

They weighed up the relative merits of the four candidates.

他们对四名候选人各自的优点作了比较。

A great leader will assess each situation on its merits, and will only take charge when their position, the situation, and/or the needs of the moment demand it.

一个伟大的领导者会评估每一种情况的好坏，并且只会在他们的职位、情景和/或当前的情况需要的时候挺身而出。

That is to say, they should know their merits and demerits and their choices must give play to their strengths whilst circumvent weaknesses.

也就是说，要知道自己的长处和短处，做出的选择要扬长避短。

Our goal is not just to pass the examination, but go for a merit.

我们的目标不仅仅是通过考试，而是争取良好。

Merit-based aid is aid offered to students who achieve excellence in a given area, and is generally known as academic, athletic and artistic merit scholarships.

以成绩为基础的奖学金是为在某一领域取得优异成绩的学生提供的奖学金，常见的包括学术、体育和艺术奖学金。

He said he had done nothing wrong to merit a criminal investigation.

他说他没有做错任何事，不应该受到刑事调查。

But Schweitzer contends the "mounting causal evidence" linking goal-setting and harmful behavior should be studied to help spotlight issues that merit caution and further investigation.

但施韦策认为，目标设定和有害行为之间的“因果证据越来越多”，应该加以研究，以帮助人们关注到需要谨慎和继续调查的问题。