Word · Frequency #11308
deserving
值得的；应得的
Worthy of being treated in a particular way; meriting something.
常带讽刺意味
- 1.
worthy of being treated in a particular way; ; (often used ironically)
值得以特定方式对待的；(常用于反讽)
值得以特定方式对待的；(常用于反讽)；该受的；有功的；值得...的
In use
Her dedication to the project is truly deserving of recognition.
The criminal's actions were deserving of severe punishment.
This issue is deserving of immediate attention from the authorities.
be deserving of + noun
deserving of 后接名词或动名词，表示‘值得…’
He is deserving of our respect.
他值得我们尊敬。
be deserving + noun (formal)
正式用法，deserving 后直接跟抽象名词
Her work is deserving praise.
她的工作值得赞扬。
deserving + noun (attributive)
deserving 作前置定语，修饰名词
They support many deserving causes.
他们支持许多有价值的事业。
Common mistakes
He is deserving a break.He is deserving of a break.
deserving是形容词，不能直接跟宾语，需加介词of。
She is not deserving the prize.She does not deserve the prize.
表达“不值得”时，应使用动词deserve的否定形式，而不是be动词加deserving。
Connections
Collocations
- deserving of
- 值得…的，应受…的
- She is deserving of all the praise she received.她理应得到所有的表扬。
- deserving candidate
- 当之无愧的候选人
- He was a deserving candidate for the scholarship.他是这项奖学金的当之无愧的候选人。
- deserving cause
- 值得支持的事业
- We donated to a deserving cause.我们向一个值得支持的事业捐款。
- deserving winner
- 实至名归的获胜者
- She is a deserving winner of the award.她是这项奖项当之无愧的获得者。
- deserving poor
- 值得帮助的穷人
- The charity focuses on the deserving poor.该慈善机构关注那些值得帮助的穷人。
- deserving of attention
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 deserve（应得）加 -ing，服务（serve）到位的人值得表扬。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式书面语、日常评价、反讽语境 deserving 在正式书面语中比较常见，多用于形容应得表扬、支持或奖励的人或事物；在日常口语中也可使用，有时带反讽意味。建议根据具体语境选择合适的表达。
Grammar Note
用作定语或表语
Pronunciation & Spelling
deserving (dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ) rhymes with serving, observing, preserving, and curving: they share the final sound from the stressed vowel onward (/–zɜːvɪŋ/ or /–kɜːvɪŋ/). Be careful with living and giving: they end in -ving but have a short /ɪ/ vowel (ˈlɪvɪŋ, ˈɡɪvɪŋ), so they do not rhyme with deserving.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.