demerit points

基本解釋

A probationary driver can only accumulate up to 12 demerit points within 12 months otherwise the licence will be revoked.
一個試用解放油罐車司機只能積累多達(dá)12個缺點分在12個月內(nèi)否則執(zhí)照將被吊銷。
Under the amendment, motorists who reverse or drive the wrong way or make a U-turn on highways will also receive the harsher 12 demerit points.
按照新規(guī)定的扣分辦法，在高速公路上倒車、逆行、（穿越中央分隔帶）調(diào)頭的司機也將面臨更嚴(yán)厲的處罰——直接扣掉12分。
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It is a question that drives many people crazy because they don't wish to be defined by or awarded status or demerit points on the basis of their work.
這是個讓人聽了發(fā)狂的問題，因為多倫多人不想因為工作而被界定、被人看重或看輕。
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