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 demerit points awarded take immediate effect on the date of offence.
  缺点的分数采取立即生效的犯罪行为。
• This article analyses in more detail several important theories which decide the ex-change rate, pointing out that each has its merit and demerit.
  本文对决定汇率的几种重要的理论进行了较为详细的分析，指出每种理论的优点和缺陷；
• This system was fit for almost every campus network. After analyzing and comparing each merit and demerit and the application area of them of correlation technology, this system use the methods of Case-based reasoning to diagnosis faults.
  在分析和对比了常用的告警关联技术各自优缺点和适合的应用领域后，本系统采用基于案例的推理方法进行故障诊断。
• On the analysis and city planning administration of color, and find the merit and demerit.
  重点分析了国内外的城市色彩规划管理方式，并找出其优缺点。
• 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。
• The new system has a hundred merits and not a single demerit.
  新制度有百利而无一害。
• Chapter three is mainly about BT project financial analysis and comparison of different ways of financing merit and demerit.
  第三章主要是对BT项目融资的财务分析，并比较不同融资方式下的优缺点。
• The review focused on the merit and demerit, developments prospect in the treatment of effluent.
  着重介绍了各种方法的优缺点和进展。
• 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。
• Demerit point system [ licensed food premises] He takes the cake for chutzpah!
  违例扣分制度〔持牌食肆〕他的放肆真是超人一等。