demerit

noun

/diːˈmerɪt/

(formal)

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[usually plural] a fault in something or a disadvantage of something
- the merits and demerits of the scheme
(North American English) a mark on somebody’s school record showing that they have done something wrong
- You'll get three demerits if you're caught smoking on school grounds.
Topics Educationc2

Word Originlate 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’.

单词	demerit
释义	demerit noun /diːˈmerɪt/ /diːˈmerɪt/ (formal) jump to other results [usually plural] a fault in something or a disadvantage of something the merits and demerits of the scheme (North American English) a mark on somebody’s school record showing that they have done something wrong You'll get three demerits if you're caught smoking on school grounds. Topics Educationc2 Word Originlate 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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