tenable
英['ten?b(?)l]
- adj. （主張等）站得住腳的；可維持的
助記提示
1. ten- + -able.
2. => capable of hold or keep.
中文詞源
tenable 說得過去的，站得住腳的
ten-,持有，握住，-able,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 1. The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable.
- 認為這種工作不適合婦女的舊想法再也站不住腳了。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. This argument isn't tenable.
- 這個論點站不住腳.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 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證明他的合理立場的唯一辦法是展開公開調查。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. This argument is simply not tenable.
- 這個論點根本站不住腳。
來自辭典例句
- 5. None of these arguments are tenable.
- 這些論點沒有一個是站得住腳的。
來自辭典例句