demerit

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However, the demerit is that it can take an awfully long time to reach a consensus the larger the number of people involved.
但是，缺點是為達成共識，需要花相當長的時間，其中還會牽涉到相當多的人。
Page after page reveals a writer or a novel unread, and therefore a demerit on the great report card of one’s cultural life.
一頁接著一頁揭示出一個作者或者一本沒有讀過的小說，因此某人的文化生活的偉大的報告卡上就有了污點。
Rooney will certainly fancy his chances, of course, although DeMerit's work will no doubt be shared by the equally uncompromising US national captain, Carlos Bocanegra, formerly of Fulham.
理所當然，魯尼肯定想抓住這個機會，然而德莫雷特毫無疑問會和同樣堅定的美國國家隊隊長卡羅斯·博卡內(nèi)格拉,原富勒姆隊隊長一起工作。

You will note that both of them insist that the students must know about merit and demerit goods.
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It uses a technique that we call a demerit score based credit scheme.
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Never did either country have gold reserves to back all of the currency they issued, and to this reviewer that was a merit as opposed to a demerit.
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A demerit is a mark against someone, or on someone's record, for having done something bad or wrong.
The demerits of something or someone are their faults or disadvantages.