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(shuō)得過(guò)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(yǔ)例句
- 1. The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable.
- 認(rèn)為這種工作不適合婦女的舊想法再也站不住腳了。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. This argument isn't tenable.
- 這個(gè)論點(diǎn)站不住腳.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)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(chǎng)的唯一辦法是展開(kāi)公開(kāi)調(diào)查。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. This argument is simply not tenable.
- 這個(gè)論點(diǎn)根本站不住腳。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. None of these arguments are tenable.
- 這些論點(diǎn)沒(méi)有一個(gè)是站得住腳的。
來(lái)自辭典例句