| 单词 | demerit |
| 释义 | demerit (once / 4639 pages) n A demerit is a mark for doing something wrong. Running in the hall at school might get you one demerit. Running in the hall naked could get you a demerit that will go down on your permanent record. Avoid! A demerit is also a fault or weakness. If you're trying to decide which candidate to vote for, consider the merits and demerits of each. The other kind of demerit is a punishment — a negative mark against someone, especially a student or a member of the military. Your teacher might have a policy of handing out three demerits before requiring students to stay after school for detention. The Old French desmerite combines des-, "not," and merite, "merit," or "worth." WORD FAMILYdemerit: demerits+/merit: demerit, meritable, merited, meriting, meritless, meritorious, merits/meritable: meritably/merited: unmerited/meritless: meritlessly/meritorious: meritoriously, meritoriousness, unmeritorious/unmerited: unmeritedly/unmeritorious: unmeritoriously USAGE EXAMPLESDemerits, though, for that square chunk of a sensor on the grille. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) Those who don't may receive warnings in the form of demerits, which can ultimately lead to detention or other consequences. US News(Oct 18, 2016) His aggressiveness may have been offset somewhat by demerits on substance, but Mrs. Clinton rarely corrected his mistakes. New York Times(Sep 27, 2016) 1n a quality or feature deserving censure they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel Syn|Ant|Hyper fault merit, virtue any admirable quality or attribute worth the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful 2n a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces ten demerits and he loses his privileges Hyper brand, mark, stain, stigma a symbol of disgrace or infamy |
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