| 单词 | defensibleness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdeˈfensibleness deˈfensibleness n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > [noun] > capability of being defended defensibilityc1487 defensibleness1583 tenableness1647 tenability1845 1583 T. Stocker tr. Tragicall Hist. Ciuile Warres Lowe Countries iii. 79v The Citizens..were determined, notwithstanding the weakenes and small defensablenesse of their towne, to resist ye force of the enemie. a1687 W. Petty Polit. Arithm. (1690) 14 The defensibleness of the Country by reason of its Situation on the Sea. 1730 B. Wilson tr. J. A. de Thou Hist. Own Time II. xviii. 175 He was certified of the defensibleness of the Place. 1830 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Jan. 246 The defensibleness of particular branches of a system. 1921 Ames (Iowa) Daily Tribune & Times 31 Aug. 4/1 The fact that moonshine..is the main means of commanding money doubtless contributes to the belief in its defensibleness. 2011 A. Haroun & D. Naimark Poker Face in Mental Health Pract. iii. 77 They may genuinely (consciously) believe in the defensibleness of their actions. < as lemmas |
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