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词汇 meritless
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Definition of meritless in English:

meritless

adjective ˈmɛrɪtləsˈmɛrətləs
  • 1Worthless or undeserving.

    it's not an entirely meritless idea
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Only Bocklin vies with him as the most ludicrous painter, not actually meritless, in Northern Europe.
    • His contentions about the GAO are meritless, and he should give them up.
    • He apparently values the viewership of 13-year-old boys who prefer to watch meritless, mindless cinema.
    • Your political opponents could keep a meritless investigation alive in an effort to smear you.
    • Some say it's a meritless attempt to suppress embarrassing information.
    Synonyms
    valueless, of little value, of no value, of little worth, of no worth, without value, of little financial value, of no financial value
    1. 1.1Law (of a case, claim, etc.) lacking some or all of the legal or substantive elements required to have a prospect of success.
      we believe that the claims are meritless and will vigorously defend against them
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If the case is meritless, the accused can file to be reimbursed for legal expenses.
      • The lawsuit the group has filed against us is meritless.
      • A judge has thrown the case out, but not because it is meritless or unsupported by the evidence.
      • They argued that the list was mental or verbal, arguments the judge described as meritless.
      • In the end, preserving everyone's right of access to the courts means tolerating some number of meritless suits.

Definition of meritless in US English:

meritless

adjectiveˈmɛrətləsˈmerətləs
  • 1Worthless or undeserving.

    it's not an entirely meritless idea
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Only Bocklin vies with him as the most ludicrous painter, not actually meritless, in Northern Europe.
    • He apparently values the viewership of 13-year-old boys who prefer to watch meritless, mindless cinema.
    • His contentions about the GAO are meritless, and he should give them up.
    • Your political opponents could keep a meritless investigation alive in an effort to smear you.
    • Some say it's a meritless attempt to suppress embarrassing information.
    Synonyms
    valueless, of little value, of no value, of little worth, of no worth, without value, of little financial value, of no financial value
    1. 1.1Law (of a case, claim, etc.) lacking some or all of the legal or substantive elements required to have a prospect of success.
      we believe that the claims are meritless and will vigorously defend against them
      Example sentencesExamples
      • In the end, preserving everyone's right of access to the courts means tolerating some number of meritless suits.
      • If the case is meritless, the accused can file to be reimbursed for legal expenses.
      • They argued that the list was mental or verbal, arguments the judge described as meritless.
      • The lawsuit the group has filed against us is meritless.
      • A judge has thrown the case out, but not because it is meritless or unsupported by the evidence.
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