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单词 arguable
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Definition of arguable in English:

arguable

adjective ˈɑːɡjʊəb(ə)lˈɑrɡjuəb(ə)l
  • 1Able to be argued or asserted.

    with clause it was arguable that the bank had no authority to honour the cheques
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is arguable that this behaviour also justifies costs being awarded against him on a substantial indemnity basis.
    • Yet it is arguable that by exciting the imaginations of his audience old Leonardo helped broaden the future audience for the arts in general.
    • For even if that be so, he must in addition show that there is an arguable case for his having recourse to the funds in question.
    • It is at least arguable that in some respects the modern chief political administrator has an easier time of it.
    • It is arguable that Mr Tamihere failed on probably all those counts in the end.
    • We submit that each of the questions that we have identified is important and arguable.
    • Once it is shown that there is an arguable case, this becomes a question to be determined by the court on the facts.
    • It's arguable that the artist's fierce protection of his private life has added to his mystique.
    • It is arguable that as you were the one living in the house, you were the one who benefited from the improvements.
    • It's arguable that he was the first singer from the folk music tradition to cross over into the mainstream.
    • Looking at the order nisi that I seek amended, whether I have an arguable case here is the question, is it not?
    • However, it is arguable that Article 7 ought to be interpreted as placing some outer limits on judicial creativity.
    • It is arguable that 1984 is therefore the greatest of all dystopias.
    • Still, it was arguable that Seth was the more important of the two to the Agency.
    • This court, nevertheless, decided that it was arguable that the interpreter could recover a reasonable fee for work done.
    • For the singer, it is arguable that success has come in spite of, rather than because of, her father.
    • It is a question whether there is an arguable case that there was a breach of the rules of procedural fairness.
    • It is arguable that in relation to the failure of the Council to advise as to his right of appeal, because there was no proper review, the report was flawed.
    • In this particular instance, it is arguable that these two principles are mutually exclusive.
    • It is arguable that the price China paid in that loss has only now been paid off.
    Synonyms
    tenable, maintainable, assertable, defendable, defensible, supportable, sustainable, able to hold water
    reasonable, rational, viable, workable, credible, believable, feasible, conceivable, acceptable, imaginable
  • 2Open to disagreement; not obviously correct.

    a highly arguable assumption
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I want to read more paragraphs that expand on that sort of critical response, not several hundred words of a highly arguable and at least somewhat mistaken compact history of alternative comics.
    • Furthermore it's a highly arguable claim both for its inclusions and omissions.
    • I will readily grant that this is an arguable question, but that's just the point.
    • Obviously some of these are arguable statistics, but they're none the less troubling.
    Synonyms
    debatable, disputable, questionable, open to question, controversial, contentious, open to debate, doubtful, open to doubt, dubious, uncertain, unsure, moot
 
 

Definition of arguable in US English:

arguable

adjectiveˈɑrɡjuəb(ə)lˈärɡyo͞oəb(ə)l
  • 1Able to be argued or asserted.

    an arguable case for judicial review
    with clause it is arguable that egg donation raises a series of moral and practical problems
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is at least arguable that in some respects the modern chief political administrator has an easier time of it.
    • Looking at the order nisi that I seek amended, whether I have an arguable case here is the question, is it not?
    • This court, nevertheless, decided that it was arguable that the interpreter could recover a reasonable fee for work done.
    • Yet it is arguable that by exciting the imaginations of his audience old Leonardo helped broaden the future audience for the arts in general.
    • For the singer, it is arguable that success has come in spite of, rather than because of, her father.
    • It is arguable that Mr Tamihere failed on probably all those counts in the end.
    • It is a question whether there is an arguable case that there was a breach of the rules of procedural fairness.
    • It's arguable that he was the first singer from the folk music tradition to cross over into the mainstream.
    • We submit that each of the questions that we have identified is important and arguable.
    • It is arguable that as you were the one living in the house, you were the one who benefited from the improvements.
    • In this particular instance, it is arguable that these two principles are mutually exclusive.
    • However, it is arguable that Article 7 ought to be interpreted as placing some outer limits on judicial creativity.
    • It is arguable that 1984 is therefore the greatest of all dystopias.
    • It is arguable that this behaviour also justifies costs being awarded against him on a substantial indemnity basis.
    • Still, it was arguable that Seth was the more important of the two to the Agency.
    • It is arguable that the price China paid in that loss has only now been paid off.
    • It is arguable that in relation to the failure of the Council to advise as to his right of appeal, because there was no proper review, the report was flawed.
    • Once it is shown that there is an arguable case, this becomes a question to be determined by the court on the facts.
    • It's arguable that the artist's fierce protection of his private life has added to his mystique.
    • For even if that be so, he must in addition show that there is an arguable case for his having recourse to the funds in question.
    Synonyms
    tenable, maintainable, assertable, defendable, defensible, supportable, sustainable, able to hold water
    1. 1.1 Open to disagreement; not obviously correct.
      a highly arguable assumption
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Obviously some of these are arguable statistics, but they're none the less troubling.
      • I will readily grant that this is an arguable question, but that's just the point.
      • I want to read more paragraphs that expand on that sort of critical response, not several hundred words of a highly arguable and at least somewhat mistaken compact history of alternative comics.
      • Furthermore it's a highly arguable claim both for its inclusions and omissions.
      Synonyms
      debatable, disputable, questionable, open to question, controversial, contentious, open to debate, doubtful, open to doubt, dubious, uncertain, unsure, moot
 
 
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