noun🔗Share欠点, 短所A quality of being inadequate; a fault; a disadvantage"His tardiness to meetings was a demerit that affected his promotion prospects. "会議への彼の遅刻は、彼の昇進の見通しに影響を与えた欠点だった。qualitynegativecharacterattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share減点, 懲戒A mark given for bad conduct to a person attending an educational institution or serving in the army."John received a demerit for talking back to the teacher. "ジョンは先生に言い返したことで減点された。educationmilitarymarknegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share欠点, 短所That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill; desert."His late arrival to work was a demerit, reducing his overall performance rating. "彼の遅刻は欠点であり、彼の総合的なパフォーマンス評価を下げた。moralcharacterguiltnegativevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share値するTo deserve."The student's poor attendance demerits her chances of getting a good grade. "生徒の出席不良は、彼女が良い成績を得るに値しない。moralnegativevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share貶める, けなすTo depreciate or cry down."The manager demerited her efforts in the presentation, saying it lacked research, even though she worked hard on it. "マネージャーは、彼女が一生懸命取り組んだにもかかわらず、プレゼンテーションでの彼女の努力を貶し、調査が不足していると言った。valuenegativeattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
