demerit

英 [diːˈmerɪt]

美 [diːˈmerɪt]

n.  过失; 缺点; 短处; (学校给学生记的)过失分

复数：demerits　

IELTSTEM8

BNC.36436 / COCA.29765

牛津词典

noun

• 过失；缺点；短处
  a fault in sth or a disadvantage of sth
  1. the merits and demerits of the scheme
     这个方案的优缺点
• （学校给学生记的）过失分
  a mark on sb's school record showing that they have done sth wrong
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 过失;缺点
  Thedemerits ofsomething or someone are their faults or disadvantages.
  1. ...articles debating the merits and demerits of the three candidates.
     就 3 位候选人的优缺点进行辩论的文章

英英释义

noun

• the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
  1. they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel
  2. he knew his own faults much better than she did
  Synonym:fault
• a mark against a person for misconduct or failure
  1. ten demerits and he loses his privileges

双语例句

• The new system has a hundred merits and not a single demerit.
  新制度有百利而无一害。
• Aurum ( Au) and Platinum ( Pt) doping techniques are widely used to fabricate the fast recovery diodes ( FRD), and both of them have merit and demerit.
  掺金和掺铂技术被广泛地应用于制造快恢复二极管中，这两种技术各具优缺点。
• Whoever violates the school regulations will be given a demerit.
  违反校规者将给予记过处分。
• Merit and demerit analysis of measurement and payment mode in Guangzhou metro construction
  广州地铁建设计量支付方式利弊分析
• The Five Tools and Its Merit and Demerit for the Secondary Developing AutoCAD
  AutoCAD五种二次开发工具及其优缺点
• The paper analyzes the demerit of conventional reliability evaluation method of function substitute model ( FSM).
  针对功能替代模型的定义，分析了原有的可靠性评估方法存在的不足。
• The merit and demerit of virtual endoscopy are pointed out through compared with traditional endoscope, and the perspective of clinical application of virtual endoscopy is expected.
  通过与传统内窥镜进行比较，指出仿真内镜的优点和缺点，并展望仿真内镜的应用前景。
• Finally, we dissect the merit and demerit and applicability of existing regressive analysis methods by analyzing the practical seismic problems.
  通过对实际地震问题分析，剖析了现有回归分析方法的优缺点和适用条件。
• For the punishment provided by the previous paragraph, three reprimands are equal to one demerit, while three demerits have been given, the seafarer service book shall be withdrawn for three months.
  前项处分，处申诫三次相当记过一次；记过三次者，收回船员服务手册三个月。
• And that's a demerit for your un-tucked blouse.
  你敞开的上衣实在太不入眼了。