1·Everybody has his own merits and demerits. One should never think that he is perfect while others are all good for nothing.
每个人都有自己的优点和缺点,不要把别人都看成百无一是,把自己看成十全十美。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
2·Ebooks have loads of demerits, especially as they are marketed to libraries.
电子书有很多缺点,特别是被卖给图书馆时。
3·Even if our celebration today would have gone on smoothly, it is hard to say that my friend would not find demerits from her BMW later and want to change a new car once more.
就算我们今天顺利庆贺了,难保以后朋友发现了宝马的缺点而又想换车。
4·We debated for an hour on the merits and demerits of his plan.
我们花了一个小时讨论他的计划的优点和缺点。
5·What's more, each college has its merits and demerits.
更重要的是,每个学校都有其优点和缺点。