assess something solely with regard to its intrinsic quality rather than other external factors根据内在品质判断（或考虑）
英语四级真题
Small signs may indicate great changes to come and therefore merit attention.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文
英语六级真题
It merits intensive study.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
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.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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良好品质;价值
If something has merit, it has good or worthwhile qualities.
If you judge something or someone on merit or on their merits, your judgment is based on what you notice when you consider them, rather than on things that you know about them from other sources.