merit
单词辨析：
指某人性格中的好品质，为可数名词。
Among his many virtues are courtesy, courage and loyalty.
在他的许多美德中有谦虚、勇敢和忠诚。
In fact, truthfulness is not one of her virtues.
其实，她并不诚实。
指使某人或某物受赞扬或赞美的好品质，为不可数名词。
In his opinion, this proposal has some merit.
在他看来，这个提议有可取之处。
These candidates were selected solely on merit.
这些候选人都是凭才能被选拔出来的。
相关例句：
There is great merit in dealing fairly with your employees.
公正地对待你的雇员有极大好处。
Those who perform deeds of merit shall be rewarded.
立功者受奖。
Everybody is selected on merit
每个人都是凭个人才能入选的。
His birth, background and career show that you can make it in this country on merit alone.
他的出身、背景和职业表明，在这个国家仅凭自己的能力就可以取得成功。
Your feature has the merit of simply stating what has been achieved.
你这篇专题文章的可取之处是简明扼要地道出了取得的成就。
He said he had done nothing wrong to merit a criminal investigation
他说自己没有干坏事，不应该受到刑事调查。