[N-COUNT 可数名词]过失;缺点 The demerits of something or someone are their faults or disadvantages.
[usu pl]
[FORMAL 正式]
...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
Oxford
de·merit/diːˈmerɪt; NAmEdiːˈmerɪt/noun( formal) 1[usually plural ]a fault in sth or a disadvantage of sth 过失;缺点;短处◆the merits and demerits of the scheme这个方案的优缺点2( NAmE) a mark on sb's school record showing that they have done sth wrong (学校给学生记的)过失分◆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。demeritdemeritsde·merit/diːˈmerɪt; NAmEdiːˈmerɪt/
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demeritde‧mer‧it /diːˈmerɪt/ noun [countable]
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1formal a bad quality or feature of somethingdemerit ofThe merits and demerits (=the good and bad qualities) of this argument have been explored.2American English a mark showing that a student has behaved badly at school → merit
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