demerit

demerit
noun
  1. a feature or fact deserving censure
    缺点,过失
    the merits and demerits of these proposals.
    这些建议的优缺点。
  2. (N. Amer.)a mark awarded against someone for a fault or offence
    (北美)记过
派生
demeritorious
[-ˈtɔːrɪəs]
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English (also in the sense 'merit'): from Old French desmerite or Latin demeritum 'something deserved', neuter past participle of demereri, from de- 'thoroughly' (亦作 understood in medieval Latin as denoting reversal) + mereri 'to merit'
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