🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯
檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)
最近搜尋：
- chauffeur 161
- Unrest 132
- Reopen 148
- distributor 136
- carbon copy 98
- in conjunction with 117
- betting 92
- hooliganism 52
- Forgettable 81
- busker 261
- Spend 288
- Alibi 28
- dismiss 558
- conceivably 183
- vegetable 249
- Risk 340
- mineralogy 54
- mislaid 29
- Cure 238
- indulgence 149
- parsonage 68
- Flush 206
- Beach 169
- quantify 288
- leadership 521
- enormously 62
- weapons 137
- valuables 106
- eclair 55
- drink up 94
- kindergarten 96
- mangle 98
- nevers 31
- doughnut 130
- NE 116
- Noteworthy 82
- effervescent 134
- DJ 140
- Tidbit 85
- NARRATION 45
- clarsach 37
- dashboard 159
- Bloody 81
- evening dress 88
- contemplative 127
- namibia 61
- leprechaun 71
- graver 56
- moderately 166
- economic 517
- side effects 37
- commissionaire 96
- arduous 94
- intimidating 146
- martyrize 35
- interlaced 92
- BC 182
- Adaptor 38
- indict 130
- effects 95
- attendant 158
- schoolkid 64
- blindside 132
- inadvertency 41
- immunize 259
- war 558
- bring back 93
- archi- 39
- heartening 51
- Harvest 98
- warning 186
- log on 60
- respond 478
- a lot 46
- neurotic 128
- go against 86
- Ornamental 86
- millilitre 34
- count out 96
- superwoman 63
- piddly 58
- nationality 501
- flout 135
- coast guard 102
- Equation 131
- fracture 189
- malaise 175
- rage 542
- Sideways 118
- Lounge 139
- whisk 52
- amoralism 48
- dl 84
- bedspread 99
- promontory 70
- conveyer 59
- veiled 119
- Comedian 41
- reelect 109
- rarity 68
- overdog 38
- unorthodox 252
- Meditate 44
- Enterprising 80
- Consternation 123
- multifarious 121
- cryptic 121
- deerstalker 75
- engineer 508
- cat 179
- revisit 256
- infuriating 102
- Utilization 95
- motif 76
- upstage 89
- incompatibility 135
- blossom 508
- tinsel 77
- badger 123
- pang 83
- decided 207
- tweedy 94
- metal 466
- circumspect 119
- caterer 119
- expunge 110
- computation 122
- horseradish 55
- privacy 262
- aid 503
- entity 246
- perfectible 40
- adjustive 45
- dwarves 63
- rank 538
- matching 68
- workhorse 95
- imagine 574
- custom 562
- gouty 64
- levelled 39
- lobby 230
- dodecahedron 37
- apologetically 32
- mopey 31
- crackerjack 198
- Apprehension 210
- gentian 81
- finalist 112
- manslaughter 221
- coming-of-age 81
- soaring 202
- intergalactic 69
- doo 108
- fast-breeder 51
- aspect 566
- dial 540
- Childish 219
- vandal 381
- love handles 76
- Retailer 97
- scroll 170
- postage 473
- Married 28
- goes 79
- Undoubtedly 149
- Exit 178
- jagless 35
- eliminator 75
- fluently 77
- lawsuit 98
- clamor 144
- make the best of 49
- telegram 469
- forced 149
- enthusiastic 512
- demagogy 57
- farrier 88
- Cardiovascular 43
- Orthodox 28
- camellia 74
- loftier 35
- eye candy 100
- tied 57
- digestive 113
- depletion 117
- fancy-free 64
- goose bumps 89
- forage 230
- merciful 86
- center forward 107
- impropriety 159
- boutique 146
- downpipe 116
- minimize 233
- common sense 163
- gunrunning 50
- ampoule 95
- jealousy 93
- respectively 460
- Drool 22
- shred 177
- lust 184
- nelly 81
- coat check 77
- get under someone s skin 59
- diwan 65
- whom 87
- pediatrician 97
- doneness 94
- collective 478
- chatterer 54
- devalue 268
- wide of the mark 40
- wk 81
- grammar 555
- carry through 86
- plea 268
- breather 145
- ship 182
- clock-watching 53
- Colleague 242
- veranda 63
- skillessness 29
- soporific 104
- Leverage 210
- announce 588
- mitigating 43
- claimer 37
- talk 351
- oafish 44
- fortify 207
- agreement 230
- stanchion 78
- permissibleness 32
- plead 282
- crease 289
- oratory 168
- Crackdown 125
- homemaking 47
- firm 518
- wake-up 37
- predicated 20
- wildish 32
- Powerhouse 40
- Harbinger 41
- menschy 31
- advantage 514
- pomp 160
- brawl 307
- Video 234
- gunsight 50
- fourfold 113
- AGE 98
- do out of 90
- loyal 504
- Pulp 90
- swimming 103
- Examine 257
- reverse the charges 52
- briefcase 275
- classicism 120
- memoirist 32
- messiness 27
- emit 488
- journey 517
- headhunt 42
- rumored 51
- Phony 38
- pansies 32
- indictment 190
- alps 71
- pot luck 63
- not until 54
- Instability 231
- jugular 214
- gel 228
- prelateship 45
- worse 489
- BSc 55
- flawless 158
- kibitzer 56
- fanatic 263
- stapler 61
- pretended 58
- fetlock 108
- Heroic 185
- abandon 521
- grout 119
- received 176
- scuffle 110
- energizing 80
- unhappily 50
- parable 99
- julies 35
- frieze 134
- hematite 55
- contemporary 527
- Cubicle 51
- aromatherapy 112
- criminal 493
- Channel 184
- Horde 147
- nonexistence 65
- donkey jacket 76
- stuffing 56
- big time 160
- kisser 55
- encamped 49
- delicacies 49
- entangle 136
- pantherine 45
- darlingness 48
- costume 242
- Beeb 81
- book 327
- confessor 87
- lacquer 96
- deep-seated 97
- scanner 57
- crisply 129
- petrol 469
- lawn 469
- knead 66
- repast 64
- Punishment 215
- pitied 42
- Perspire 51
- Fractious 83
- gazillion 115
- Designate 204
- breeder 119
- institution 509
- stamped 38
- agenda 287
- sabotage 258
- priggish 79
- exorcise 136
- airtight 125
- abseil 179
- give 291
- Marked 137
- caucasian 76
- suitable 514
- kindness 522
- Superior 149
- Inhabitant 85
- Foul 226
- joyous 216
- renovate 261
- Syllabus 190
- bolshie 125
- perigee 95
- Exclaim 118
- Loo 217
- analogue 91
- epithet 127
- crooner 114
- Shrinkage 80
- rainstorm 71
- clinker 97
- Read 92
- Fireproof 30
- flighty 125
- kirpan 41
- Primarily 138
- trilogy 149
- out of the way 81
- traitor 508
- aspiration 230
- loveless 65
- chocoholic 110
- chafe 113
- unify 204
- fervency 83
- hendecasyllabic 40
- disgust 517
- swordsman 68
- react 523
- Chinese 99
- cesarean section 75
- bracing 86
- animism 98
- hip 118
- hint 744
- fenced 68
- upright 516
- inflationism 44
- baby 179
- rearguard 56
- agave 86
- Symbol 287
- phoneme 66
- shatter 279
- Enough 106
- canoer 59
- bounty hunter 88
- flimflammed 35
- eon 110
- Site 127
- freely 436
- spellchecker 48
- assortment 207
- penitent 72
- designated hitter 107
- impairment 170
- imperialist 52
- jewel 566
- Porcupine 65
- takedown 90
- rehear 46
- nuisance 502
- grovelled 66
- managerial 115
- towelette 46
- featureless 84
- unique 531
- publisher 230
- divider 137
- overreach 107
- ump 50
- TRANSMIT 112
- culmination 253
- turbot 52
- cant 120
- double back 71
- blessing 251
- terrific 558
- inclusive 223
- gross domestic product 90
- exceptional 200
- crt 108
- Vain 92
- hunting ground 54
- dialog box 97
- crash-land 109
- needy 200
- labour 407
- more 336
- Month 196
- inuktitut 50
- polenta 33
- unforgettable 259
- lozenge 136
- Seizure 233
- J 78
- remitment 36
- screwy 123
- hiv 106
- abaya 57
- decontrolling 44
- healer 172
- trash 253
- Occasion 248
- romantic 577
- undivided 69
- Differentiate 209
- direct debit 92
- Downing Street 85
- circumstance 599
- heal 563
- Sloth 87
- diagram 565
- strive 189
- Champion 207
- bonkers 149
- taxis 42
- eliminate 565
- orbiter 58
- Unsuitable 156
- Here 173
- midwife 80
- Outcome 76
- lemur 58
- statehouse 50
- ration 196
- dermatologist 95
- destructive 462
- Transcript 63
- slash 299
- euphemism 244
- boarding card 78
- awol 112
- chores 45
- endurance 153
- Capital 306
- Enormous 143
- goods 393
- significance 509
- hullo 47
- pinprick 158
- Query 163
- anthrax 127
- headrest 77
- headphone 238
- overload 164
- down-and-out 83
- feathered 95
- mailshot 49
- medical 535
meritocracy
noun
mer·i·toc·ra·cy ˌmer-ə-ˈtä-krə-sē 
plural meritocracies
: a system, organization, or society in which people are chosen and moved into positions of success, power, and influence on the basis of their demonstrated abilities and merit (see merit entry 1 sense 1b)
Only the elite, in that new meritocracy, would enjoy the opportunity for self-fulfillment …
Robert Penn Warren
Robert Penn WarrenThough founded theoretically on principles of meritocracy, the public arena was parceled into spheres of personal influence … Mac Margolis
Mac MargolisA paradox lies at the heart of this new American meritocracy. Merit has replaced the old system of inherited privilege … . But merit, it turns out, is at least partly class-based. Parents with money, education and connections cultivate in their children the habits that the meritocracy rewards. Janny Scott et al.
Janny Scott et al.
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web There’s typically a lack of communication and misalignment between achievements and rewards, which forecloses the possibility of meritocracy. Jeff Housenbold, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 Yale Law School professor Daniel Markovits argues that meritocracy has actually caused more inequality rather than removing it. Orawan Limnalong, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 The four are objectivity, meritocracy, equal goalposts, and bad apples. Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 31 May 2022 Unfortunately, college sports aren’t a money meritocracy. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022 There’s truly a meritocracy of ideas, and everybody is equal in that form. Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 Adopting promotion and relegation could help bring more meritocracy to the sport. Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 4 July 2022 Specifically, the topic of affirmative action has drawn significant ire across the country as a practice that undermines meritocracy and simply shifts discrimination. Rohan Krishnan, National Review, 26 June 2022 To make strides in this direction, organizations must double down on efforts to reach out to minorities, use more objective criteria for their hiring and career decisions, and reframe the belief that these initiatives challenge meritocracy. Caterina Bulgarella, Forbes, 24 June 2022 See More
Jeff Housenbold, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022 Yale Law School professor Daniel Markovits argues that meritocracy has actually caused more inequality rather than removing it. Orawan Limnalong, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 The four are objectivity, meritocracy, equal goalposts, and bad apples. Ellen Mcgirt, Fortune, 31 May 2022 Unfortunately, college sports aren’t a money meritocracy. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022 There’s truly a meritocracy of ideas, and everybody is equal in that form. Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 Adopting promotion and relegation could help bring more meritocracy to the sport. Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 4 July 2022 Specifically, the topic of affirmative action has drawn significant ire across the country as a practice that undermines meritocracy and simply shifts discrimination. Rohan Krishnan, National Review, 26 June 2022 To make strides in this direction, organizations must double down on efforts to reach out to minorities, use more objective criteria for their hiring and career decisions, and reframe the belief that these initiatives challenge meritocracy. Caterina Bulgarella, Forbes, 24 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
merit entry 1 + -o- + -cracy
Note: The neologism meritocracy was apparently first used in print by the British industrial sociologist Alan Fox (1920-2002) in the article "Class and Equality," Socialist Commentary, May, 1956, pp. 11-13. The word is now closely associated with the book The Rise of the Meritocracy (London: Thames & Hudson, 1958) by the sociologist and politician Michael Young (1915-2002), who is often credited with its coinage.
First Known Use
1956, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of meritocracy was in 1956 👨🏻🏫 Mr. Ng 韋氏詞典 📚 – mw.mister5️⃣.net
切換為繁體中文