英语词汇“tenable”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tenableten‧a‧ble /ˈtenəbəl/ adjective

WORD ORIGINtenable

Origin:

1500-1600 French tenir; ➔ TENANT

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

For scientific theories to be considered tenable, they must survive refutation.
Looking at the second proviso, we can see that the position was a cruel one, insincere and hardly tenable.
Now, though so politically convenient a view is no longer tenable, no easy alternative presents itself.
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.

a belief, argument etc that is tenable is reasonable and can be defended successfully:

an idea which is no longer tenable

单词	tenable
释义	tenableten‧a‧ble /ˈtenəbəl/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINtenable Origin: 1500-1600 French tenir; ➔ TENANT Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS For scientific theories to be considered tenable, they must survive refutation. Looking at the second proviso, we can see that the position was a cruel one, insincere and hardly tenable. Now, though so politically convenient a view is no longer tenable, no easy alternative presents itself. 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. a belief, argument etc that is tenable is reasonable and can be defended successfully: an idea which is no longer tenable
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