Word · Frequency #36436
demerit
/diːˈmerit/
noun
记过；处分记录
a mark against someone for misconduct or failure, especially in a school or the armed forces
尤指学校或军队中因违规或失职而给的处分记录
- 1.
A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
不够好；缺点,过失
- 2.
A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army.
因不良行为在学校或军队中被记过
- 3.
That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.
应得的事物,无论好坏；应得
缺点；短处；过失；不够好；缺点,过失；因不良行为在学校或军队中被记过；应得的事物,无论好坏；应得；缺点
In use
One demerit of this smartphone is its short battery life.
The report lists the merits and demerits of the new plan.
Every choice has its demerits, so we must weigh them carefully.
get/receive a demerit (for sth)
通常用于学校或军队中，表示因违规而受到的正式处分。
He got a demerit for being late to class.
他因为上课迟到被记过一次。
the demerit(s) of sth
正式用语，指某事物的缺点或不足之处。
One demerit of this approach is its high cost.
这种方法的一个缺点是成本高。
merits and demerits
固定搭配，用于全面评估事物的利弊。
Connections
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