Word · Frequency #36436
demerits
记过；处分记录
demerits is the plural of demerit.
核心释义
尤指学校或军队中因违规或失职而给的处分记录
a mark against someone for misconduct or failure, especially in a school or the armed forces
- 1.
不够好；缺点,过失
A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
- 2.
因不良行为在学校或军队中被记过
A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army.
- 3.
应得的事物,无论好坏；应得
That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.
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
用法In use
One demerit of this smartphone is its short battery life.
用法提示：demerit 是名词，意为“缺点、不足”，在句中作主语的一部分。
The report lists the merits and demerits of the new plan.
用法提示：demerits 是 demerit 的复数，与 merits 相对，指缺点、短处。
Every choice has its demerits, so we must weigh them carefully.
用法提示：demerits 作名词复数，表示“缺点、不利之处”。
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。
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