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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。
记过；处分记录
demerits — plural of demerit
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记过；处分记录
a mark against someone for misconduct or failure, especially in a school or the armed forces
He got a demerit for being late to class.
他因为上课迟到被记过一次。
尤指学校或军队中因违规或失职而给的处分记录
不够好；缺点,过失
A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
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.
应得的事物,无论好坏；应得
That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.
One demerit of this smartphone is its short battery life.
这款智能手机的一个缺点是电池续航时间短。
The report lists the merits and demerits of the new plan.
这份报告列出了新计划的优点和缺点。
Every choice has its demerits, so we must weigh them carefully.
每个选择都有其缺点，所以我们必须仔细权衡。
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。
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。
固定搭配，用于全面评估事物的利弊。
We must weigh the merits and demerits of each option.
我们必须权衡每个选项的优缺点。
Not this
He was demerited for being late.
Use this
He received a demerit for being late.
demerit是名词，不是动词。英语中demerit没有动词用法，表示‘被记过’需用‘receive a demerit’或‘get a demerit’等动词短语。
Not this
He got demerit for cheating.
Use this
He got a demerit for cheating.
demerit作为可数名词，表示‘一次记过’时前面需要加冠词a/an或使用复数形式。不可直接使用单数裸名词。
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