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词汇 demerit
释义 demerit
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌdiːˈmer.ɪt/ us /ˌdiːˈmer.ɪt/
formal
a fault or disadvantage: 缺陷;劣势
demerit ofWe need to consider the merits and demerits of the plan.我们需要考虑该计划的优缺点。
a mark given to someone, especially a student in a school, because they have done something wrong or broken a rule: (尤指学校给学生的)记过,过失分
demerit forShe got three demerits for lateness on this term's report.她因迟到在本学期总评中被记过3次。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Faults and mistakes
(that's) your hard luckidiom
aberration
Achilles heel
adrift
black mark
blemish
erratum
error
failing
false move
faux pas
malaprop
miscue
misfunction
misperception
misprint
that's/it's your funeral!idiom
typo
uncorrectable
uncorrected

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demerit
Many of the merits and demerits of the various systems have already been mentioned.
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I am not going into the merits or demerits of the word "deficiency," about which we have already heard so much.
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We often hear discussions on the merits or demerits of a figure.
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I do not want to go into the merits or demerits of the seamen's strike.
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There are both merits and demerits in the system.
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I do not want to argue the merits or demerits of the case.
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I was not arguing the merits or demerits.
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We are not here to discuss the merits or demerits of smoking and drinking.
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Inevitably, education is where the demerits of the rate support grant settlement have the worst effect.
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There are merits and demerits in both systems.
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I shall not deal with its merits or demerits.
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During the debate we have sometimes moved away from the merits and demerits of devolution.
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I am not prepared to discuss the merits or demerits of the matter by way of business questions.
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The campaign that most of us fought was about devolution and its merits and demerits.
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There may be other demerits about it, but that of surprise is not one of them.
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