Such merit is usually understood to be academic achievement, a combination of talent and training. This is measured by academic degrees, which in turn are graded on merit: A, B, C, D, or First, Upper Second, Lower Second, Third.
精英一词让人感觉良好，它也是事业有成者的代名词。这种成就通常来自学术方面，既靠先天的资质也靠后天的训练。学术头衔是衡量的标准，而头衔的取得也要看成绩：A、B、C、D或者一级、二级甲等、二级乙等、三级。