Demerit

[diː'merɪt] or [di'mɛrɪt]

解释:

(noun.) the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; 'they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel'; 'he knew his own faults much better than she did'.

(noun.) a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces; 'ten demerits and he loses his privileges'.

整理:昆廷--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert.

(n.) That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.

(n.) The state of one who deserves ill.

(n.) To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame.

(n.) To depreciate or cry down.

(v. i.) To deserve praise or blame.

艾伦校对

同义词及近义词：

n. Fault, vice, crime, delinquency, transgression, ill desert.

伯纳德录入

同义词及反义词：

[See MERIT_and_FAULT]

阿斯特编辑

解释:

n. ill-desert: fault: crime.

恩里克录入