Make a merit of sth.
以某事居功
🧩 词语组成解析
make
[mek]
vt. 做，制造;生产，制定;使成为;使产生;
vi. 开始;尝试;行进;增大;
n. 制造;生产量;性格;形状，样式;
merit
['mɛrɪt]
n. 价值，优点;[宗教]（行善得到的）功德;功绩，功勋;荣誉;
vt. 值得，应获得;[宗教]（因行善而）应得（善报）;
vi. 值得，应得;[宗教]积德;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
🗣️ 情景例句
Thanks. Nice to meet you ... again.
谢谢。很高兴又……见到你。
Generally speaking, it's cheaper but slower to ship goods by sea than by rail.
总的来说，海运比铁路运输更便宜，但速度慢一些。
Boxing matches were very popular in England two hundred years ago.
两百年前，拳击比赛在英国非常盛行。