demerit
Word family noundemeritadjectivedemeritorious
de·mer·it /diːˈmerɪt/ noun [countableC] 1 formalGOOD POINT OR CHARACTERISTIC a bad quality or feature of something 缺点,短处demerit of The merits and demerits (=the good and bad qualities) of this argument have been explored. 对这一论点的优缺点已经作了探讨。