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单词 holdable
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holdableadj.

Etymology: < hold v. + -able suffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈholdable.
Capable of being held; tenable.
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society > armed hostility > defence > [adjective] > capable of being defended
defensible1572
defendable1579
tenable1579
tenible1633
holdablea1649
maintainable1680
a1649 W. Drummond Wks. (1711) 146 A Fortress holdable and impregnable against the greatest Assaults of his Enemies.
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