merited
['merɪtɪd]
adj.
应得的;
v.
值得，应获得( merit的过去式和过去分词 );
[宗教]（因行善而）应得（善报）;
应受赏（或罚），应受报答;
[宗教]积德;
例句:
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He claims that their success was not merited.
他声称他们不应该获得成功。
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Lowell , who succeeded him in the chair , also merited the appointment.
接替他出任这个教职的洛威尔也极其称职.
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Raise your standards , my brave men, and set neither measure nor limit to your merited rage.
勇士们, 高举战旗,奋勇前进吧!
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The prosecutor argued that the crime merited prison time.
来自WSJ
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Yet a statement from the watchdog is surely merited.
来自THETIMES
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The performance as a whole merited the victory.
来自BBC