unmerited

[US]/ʌn'merɪtɪd/
[UK]/ʌn'mɛrɪtɪd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 無功受祿的,不配的,不當的

Phrases & Collocations

unmerited favor

無功之恩

unmerited praise

不當的讚美

unmerited privilege

不當的特權

Real-world Examples

God passes out grace, his unmerited grace.

神賜下恩典,他不配得的恩典。

Source: Steve Harvey's motivational speech

The appellation was not flattering, but not unmerited.

這個稱呼並不討人喜歡, 但也並非沒有資格。

Source: Difficult Times (Part 1)

But incredible and unmerited luck was with the three of us.

但是我們三個人都得到了難以置信的好運。

Source: Amateur Thief Rafiz

Young Robinson was quite ashamed at the thought of this unmerited kindness, and heartily repented of his behavior. Philip went home quite satisfied.

小羅賓遜想到這份好意時感到非常慚愧,發自內心地對自己的行爲表示後悔。菲利普心裏非常滿足地回到家。

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

From this view, the critic's obsession with losses in platform solutions, which remains a tiny part of the firm, is unmerited.

從這個角度來看, 批評者對平臺解決方案的損失的癡迷是不值得的,平臺解決方案仍然是公司的一小部分。

Source: Economist Finance and economics

But it's easy enough to bear our own evils, all we need for that is a little manliness; what's intolerable is the evil, often so unmerited in appearance, that befalls others.

但是承受我們自己的罪惡是很容易的,爲此我們需要的只是一點男子氣概;令人無法容忍的是降臨到他人身上的邪惡,往往表面上是不值得的。

Source: Blade (Part Two)

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