| 词汇 | tenable |
| 释义 | tenableWord family adjectivetenablenountenability ten·a·ble /ˈtenəbəl/ adjectiveadj LOGICALa belief, argument etc that is tenable is reasonable and can be defended successfully 〔信仰、论点等〕有道理的，站得住脚的 an idea which is no longer tenable 不再成立的观点 Examples from the Corpus tenable• Looking at the second proviso, we can see that the position was a cruel one, insincere and hardly tenable.• The conventional wisdom now holds that these measures softened and civilized capitalism and made it tenable.• The notion of contrast between pain in a reality and pleasure in a representation is not tenable.• University Studentships are tenable in all Faculties except Medicine.• Now, though so politically convenient a view is no longer tenable, no easy alternative presents itself.• For scientific theories to be considered tenable, they must survive refutation. From Longman Business Dictionary tenableten·a·ble /ˈtenəbəl/ adjectiveadj be tenable forHUMAN RESOURCES a job or position that is tenable for a particular length of time can be held by a person for that length of time How long is the post tenable for? (1500-1600) French tenir; → TENANT |
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