| 单词 | demerit point |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdemerit point 4. A penalty mark awarded as a punishment for misconduct, poor work, etc., esp. in schools or the Services; a ‘black’ mark. Also demerit mark, demerit point. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > dispraise or discommendation > [noun] > censure or condemnation > mark of black coal1525 theta1603 note1605 black mark1624 demerit mark1862 strike1938 1862 G. C. Strong Cadet Life at West Point 150 The more immediate penalty is the demerit. 1877 R. J. Burdette Rise & Fall of Mustache 311 Got three demerit marks for drawing a picture of her [sc. a teacher]. 1903 Daily Chron. 20 Feb. 3/3 The smallest breach of any one of them [sc. military regulations] is visited by a ‘demerit’ mark. 1966 D. Bagley Wyatt's Hurricane ii. 40 There have been a few cases, you know, mostly among the enlisted men, and they've got shipped back to the States with a big black demerit to spend a year or two in the stockade. 1976 N.Z. Financial Times 10 Dec. 18/1 Demerit points are recorded against an employee for unsatisfactory work attendance. 1980 L. Birnbach et al. Official Preppy Handbk. 43/2 The process..has its uncomfortable aspects: rules, parietals, demerits, and disciplinary action. < as lemmas |
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