deserving
/dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪˈzɜːrvɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /di-ˈzər-viŋ/ (ame, mw)
deserving — 形容詞
- deservingpositive
- more deservingcomparative
- most deservingsuperlative
1. showing qualities that make a person, group, or cause worth supporting, helping,
值得幫助的
因品行良好而值得獲得協助或獎勵
showing qualities that make a person, group, or cause worth supporting, helping, or rewarding
The committee chose Layla for the scholarship because she was a hard-working and deserving student.
委員會選擇了 Layla 申請獎學金，因為她是個用功又值得幫助的學生。
attributive: a deserving + [person noun]
Local charities help deserving families pay for school uniforms and winter coats each year.
當地慈善團體每年都會幫助有需要、值得幫助的家庭支付制服與冬衣的費用。
collocation: deserving family / cause / candidate
Arjun spent hours sorting donations to make sure the food reached the most deserving households.
Arjun 花了好幾個小時整理捐贈物資，確保食物送到最值得幫助的家庭手中。
Mayor Indra promised that public funding would reach the schools and clinics most deserving of help.
市長 Indra 承諾會把公共經費送到最值得幫助的學校與診所。
- worthy
near-synonym; slightly more formal and often used with 'of'
- meritorious
formal; emphasizes earned recognition rather than need
- needy
narrower; only for people in financial or social hardship, not for causes
- undeserving
direct opposite; can sound harsh and judgmental
- unworthy
broader; implies failing a moral or quality standard
文法句型
a deserving + noun
be deserving
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person, group, family, cause, or institution viewed as morally worthy of help, not just lucky or talented. Distinguish from sense 2, which takes an explicit complement with 'of' and names what someone has earned.
常見錯誤
2. having done or shown something that makes a specific reward, praise, or punishme
應得的
因表現而應該得到某項回報或處罰
having done or shown something that makes a specific reward, praise, or punishment appropriate
After leading the rescue team through the storm, Antonia was deserving of every award she later received.
在風雨中帶領救援隊之後，Antonia 完全應得她後來獲得的每一項表揚。
predicative: be deserving of + [reward noun]
The judge said the driver's reckless behaviour was deserving of a long prison sentence.
法官表示，這名駕駛魯莽的行為應得很長的刑期。
deserving of + [punishment noun]
Chiara's quiet patience with the younger children was deserving of much more praise than she ever got.
Chiara 對年幼孩子們的耐心，應得遠比她實際獲得的更多讚美。
Critic Élise wrote that few modern films are truly deserving of the word 'masterpiece'.
影評人 Élise 寫道，現代很少有電影真正應得「傑作」這個稱呼。
- worthy of
very close in meaning; slightly less formal
- entitled to
stronger; implies a right, not just having earned it
- merits
verb alternative; 'merits a long sentence' for 'deserving of a long sentence'
- unworthy of
direct opposite in the same 'of'-frame
文法句型
deserving of + [reward / punishment / praise]
用法筆記
Always followed by 'of' plus the thing earned (reward, punishment, praise, attention). Distinguish from sense 1, which has no 'of' complement and labels someone broadly worthy of help, not a specific outcome.
常見錯誤
deserving — 名詞
1. the reward or punishment that a person has earned through their actions; merit t
應得；功過
因行為而應獲得的賞罰或評價
the reward or punishment that a person has earned through their actions; merit treated as something owed
In Pastor Leo's sermon, each soul was said to receive a fate measured by its own deserving.
在 Pastor Leo 的講道中，每個靈魂據說都會依其本身的功過獲得相應的命運。
literary / religious register
Sivan argued that pay should match a worker's deserving, not their family connections.
Sivan 主張薪酬應依照員工的功過而定，而非看家世背景。
abstract noun: someone's deserving = what they have earned
Judge Haruto cited an old rule that punishment must never exceed the criminal's actual deserving.
法官 Haruto 引用一條古老的規則，處罰絕不能超出罪犯本人實際應得的程度。
Justin spoke of justice as treating each citizen strictly according to their deserving.
Justin 把正義說成是嚴格依照每位公民的功過來對待他們。
文法句型
according to one's deserving
用法筆記
Very rare in modern English; mostly literary, religious, or historical-legal. In everyday speech, 'what someone deserves' or 'just deserts' replaces this noun. Almost always uncountable and possessed (someone's deserving).