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单词	demerit
释义	demerit I. demerit noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English demerite, from Latin demeritum, from neuter of demeritus, past participle of demerēre to deserve, from de- + merēre to deserve — more at merit obsolete : merit, desert; also : a deserving or praiseworthy act II. demerit transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. obsolete : to be worthy of : deserve, merit 2. obsolete : to obtain by merit : earn III. de·merit \(ˈ)dē+\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French demerite, from de- dis- + merite merit — more at merit 1. obsolete : an act that incurs blame or censure : offense — usually used in plural 2. a. : a quality or characteristic that deserves blame : culpability < they see no merit or demerit in any man or any action — Edmund Burke > b. : lack or merit < it was not wholly from demerit, it was in part because of different merit, that he refused our exile — W.B.Yeats > 3. : fault, defect, imperfection < it has the merit of quickness, but the demerits of inaccuracy, ambiguity, and slackness — F.C.Avis > < if the work seems to have a conspicuous demerit at first hearing, it is the overindulgence of a passion for display work — Irving Kolodin > 4. : a mark usually entailing a loss of privilege given to an offender by one in authority (as a teacher or an officer) < demerits for traffic violations > < a demerit system designed to ensure discipline > 5. Hinduism, Buddhism, & Jainism : the accrual of evil consequences that determine the number and forms of an individual's future earthly reincarnations : bad karma IV. demerit verb (-ed/-ing/-s) *transitive verb* 1. obsolete : to divest of merit : disparage 2. archaic : to deserve not to have or to lose : fail to merit 3. : to lower (a person) in rank or status < an employee reprimanded or demerited for continued tardiness > *intransitive verb* obsolete : to deserve or incur guilt or blame
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