Deserving Meaning in English

word · lemma: deserve

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UK

释义

Having earned or being worthy of something, usually a reward or recognition.

用法与细微差别

Mostly used in positive phrases ("deserving of praise"). Often appears with 'of' ('deserving of respect'). Not used for negative things (say: 'he deserves punishment', not 'he is deserving of punishment'). Fairly formal or praise-related.

• Spanish: merecedor - digno
• Portuguese (BR): merecedor(a) - digno(a)
• Portuguese (PT): merecedor(a) - digno(a)
• Chinese (Simplified): 值得的 - 应得的
• Chinese (Traditional): 值得的 - 應得的
• Hindi: योग्य - लायक
• Arabic: مستحق - جدير
• Bengali: যোগ্য - প্রাপ্য
• Russian: достойный
• Japanese: 値する
• Vietnamese: xứng đáng
• Korean: 받을 만한 - 자격이 있는
• Turkish: layık - hak eden
• Urdu: حقدار - مستحق
• Indonesian: layak - pantas

例句

She is deserving of the award.

basic

His actions are deserving of respect.

basic

I believe you are deserving of happiness.

basic

Many people do great things without feeling deserving of praise.

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She worked hard all year and is truly deserving of a vacation.

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That idea isn’t really deserving of our attention, to be honest.

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