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tenable

英 ['tenəb(ə)l]

解释

adj. （主张等）站得住脚的；可维持的

※ 提供单词"tenable"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

tenable 说得过去的，站得住脚的

ten-,持有，握住，-able,形容词后缀。

英文词源

tenable (adj.): "capable of being held or maintained," 1570s, from Middle French tenable, from Old French (12c.), from tenir "to hold," from Latin tenere "to hold, keep" (see tenet).

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例句和用法

1. The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable.: 认为这种工作不适合妇女的旧想法再也站不住脚了。

2. This argument isn't tenable.: 这个论点站不住脚.

3. The only way his role can be clarified and his position made tenable again is if there's a public inquiry.: 弄清他扮演的角色并再次证明他的合理立场的唯一办法是展开公开调查。

4. This argument is simply not tenable.: 这个论点根本站不住脚。

5. None of these arguments are tenable.: 这些论点没有一个是站得住脚的。