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单词 pregnable
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pregnable

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preg·na·ble

P0521600 (prĕg′nə-bəl)adj. Being such that attack, seizure, or capture is possible; vulnerable or assailable: a pregnable fortress.
[Middle English preignable, pregnabul, from Old French prenable, pregnauble, from prendre, to grasp, from Latin prehendere, prēndere; see ghend- in Indo-European roots.]
preg′na·bil′i·ty n.

pregnable

(ˈprɛɡnəbəl) adjcapable of being assailed or captured[C15 prenable, from Old French prendre to take, from Latin prehendere to lay hold of, catch] ˌpregnaˈbility n

preg•na•ble

(ˈprɛg nə bəl)

adj. 1. capable of being taken by force: a pregnable fortress. 2. open to rebuttal: a pregnable argument. [1400–50; late Middle English prenable < Middle French pre(g)nable] preg`na•bil′i•ty, n.
Thesaurus

pregnable

adjectiveOpen to attack and capture because of a lack of protection:assailable, attackable, vincible, vulnerable.

pregnable

enUK
  • adj

Synonyms for pregnable

adj open to attack and capture because of a lack of protection

Synonyms

  • assailable
  • attackable
  • vincible
  • vulnerable
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