demerit

noun

/diːˈmerɪt/

(formal)

[usually plural] a fault in something or a disadvantage of something过失；缺点；短处
- the merits and demerits of the scheme这个方案的优缺点
(North American English) a mark on somebody’s school record showing that they have done something wrong（学校给学生记的）过失分
- You'll get three demerits if you're caught smoking on school grounds.在校内抽烟一经发现将被记过失分三分。
Topics Educationc2

词源late Middle English (also in the sense ‘merit’): from Old French desmerite or Latin demeritum ‘something deserved’, neuter past participle of demereri, from de- ‘thoroughly’ (also understood in medieval Latin as denoting reversal) + mereri ‘to merit’.

词汇	demerit
释义	demerit noun /diːˈmerɪt/ /diːˈmerɪt/ (formal) [usually plural] a fault in something or a disadvantage of something过失；缺点；短处 the merits and demerits of the scheme这个方案的优缺点 (North American English) a mark on somebody’s school record showing that they have done something wrong（学校给学生记的）过失分 You'll get three demerits if you're caught smoking on school grounds.在校内抽烟一经发现将被记过失分三分。 Topics Educationc2 词源late Middle English (also in the sense ‘merit’): from Old French desmerite or Latin demeritum ‘something deserved’, neuter past participle of demereri, from de- ‘thoroughly’ (also understood in medieval Latin as denoting reversal) + mereri ‘to merit’.
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