tenable 详细解释

tenable

['tenəbl]

adj.站得住脚的, 无懈可击的

a.

1. (学说等)站得住脚的, 经得起批判的

His new theory is tenable.

他的新理论是站得住脚的。

2. (阵地等)守得住的, 可防守的

a tenable position

能防守的阵地

3. 可保持(某一段时间)的[F][(+for)]

词形变化

副词: tenably | 名词: tenability |

词义辨析

同义参见:

likely  defensible  

英英释义

形容词 tenable:

based on sound reasoning or evidence

同义词：well-founded

短语词组

tenable for

1. 可保持(一段时间)的

He's got a scholarship tenable for four years.

他已得到为期四年的奖学金。

补充

tenabletenable英:[ˈtenəbl] 美:[ˈtɛnəbəl]adj.1.守得住的2.(指职位等)可担任的, 可维持的

例句

1. This argument is simply not tenable.这个论点根本站不住脚。 2. The only way his role can be clarified and his position made tenable again is if there's a public inquiry.弄清他的职责并再次证明他的立场合理的唯一办法是展开公开调查。 3. such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable.这样一个过分简单化的方法再也站不住脚了。 4. a scholarship of £200 per annum tenable for three years.为期三年的奖学金，每年200英镑。 5. The theory is no longer tenable. [=defensible]这个理论再也站不住脚了。 6. a tenable argument站得住脚的论据

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