de·mer·it /dɪˈmɛrət, di-/
缺點,短處,過失
De·mer·it, v. i. To deserve praise or blame.
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De·mer·it, v. t.
1. To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame. [Obs.]
If I have demerited any love or thanks. --Udall.
Executed as a traitor . . . as he well demerited. --State Trials (1645).
2. To depreciate or cry down. [R.]
De·mer·it n.
1. That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert. [Obs.]
By many benefits and demerits whereby they obliged their adherents, [they] acquired this reputation. --Holland.
2. That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice; misconduct; -- the opposite of merit.
They see no merit or demerit in any man or any action. --Burke.
Secure, unless forfeited by any demerit or offense. --Sir W. Temple.
3. The state of one who deserves ill.
demerit
n 1: a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually
given in school or armed forces; "ten demerits and he
loses his privileges"
2: 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"
[syn: fault] [ant: merit]