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问题: 一道很难选的选择题~

The________in David's character has hindered him from advancing in his career.
A.weakness
B.shortcoming
C.demerit
D.defect
正确答案是D 为什么?这几个词都有什么区别?
请详细说明~谢谢~

解答:

a fault or a lack of something that means that something or someone is not perfect:
--- D.defect
a bad quality or feature of something --demerit
a fault or weakness that makes someone or something less successful or effective than they should be -- shortcoming
a fault in someone's character or in a system, organization, design etc: -- weakness