When something is deserved, it comes to you because of what you did — the work, the skill, or the harm. A rest can be deserved after a long day. A prize can be deserved if you truly earned it. Punishment can be deserved too; English does not keep this word only for good things.

When something is deserved當某件事是deserved（應得的）, it comes to you because of what you did它會發生在你身上是因為你做了什麼 — the work, the skill, or the harm你的努力、你的技術，或你造成的傷害. A rest can be deserved after a long day辛苦一天後的休息可以是deserved. A prize can be deserved if you truly earned it真正努力贏來的獎也可以是deserved. Punishment can be deserved too懲罰也可以是deserved; English does not keep this word only for good things英文不會把這個字只留給好事

You will meet it most as an adjective in front of a noun: a deserved win, a deserved break, a deserved scolding. People also pile on well-deserved when they want to say nobody could fairly argue.

You will meet it most as an adjective in front of a noun你最常會看到它當形容詞放在名詞前面: a deserved win, a deserved break, a deserved scolding像a deserved win（應得的勝利）、a deserved break（應得的休息）、a deserved scolding（應得的責罵）. People also pile on well-deserved人們也會加碼講well-deserved when they want to say nobody could fairly argue來表示沒有人能公平地反對

Though actually, we also say you deserved better when the result did not match the effort — so the word is about whether the outcome fits the behaviour, not only about gifts.

Though actually不過其實, we also say you deserved better當結果配不上付出的努力時，我們也會說you deserved better（你本來應該得到更好的結果） when the result did not match the effort, — so the word is about whether the outcome fits the behaviour所以這個字談的是結果跟行為合不合得起來, not only about gifts不只是關於好處而已

It is ordinary English, not a textbook-only word. The verb behind it is deserve: people deserve things; the things themselves are deserved.

It is ordinary English, not a textbook-only word這是日常的英文，不是只出現在課本裡的字. The verb behind it is deserve它背後的動詞是deserve: people deserve things人deserve（該得）某些東西; the things themselves are deserved那些東西本身就是deserved（應得的）