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

adj

Something that's defensible is excusable — you can defend it or justify it. Mistaking your friend for her twin sister, as awkward as it may be, is a defensible blunder.

In politics, there are often issues to which some people object strongly, while others argue that they're completely defensible positions. You may believe it's defensible to wage war in some circumstances, while your pacifist friend thinks it's never okay to kill for any reason. Defensible comes from an Old French root, defendre, "defend or resist," from the Latin root defendere, "guard or protect."

WORD FAMILY

defensible: defensibility, defensibly, indefensible+/defence: defenceless, defences, self-defence/defenceless: defencelessly, defencelessness/defend: defence, defendable, defendant, defended, defender, defending, defends, defensible, defensive/defendable: undefendable/defendant: co-defendant, defendants/defender: defenders/defensive: defensively, defensiveness, defensives/indefensible: indefensibly

USAGE EXAMPLES

It also means keeping Israel defensible against foreign armies, which often means requiring a continued Israeli military presence in parts of the West Bank.

New York Times(Dec 29, 2016)

But this would require the agency to complete a notice-and-comment process under the Administrative Procedure Act, and to identify judicially defensible reasons for repeal.

Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016)

The trees need to be felled to create a defensible space around the building in case of wildfire.

Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016)

adj capable of being defended

Syn

defendable
invulnerable

immune to attack; impregnable

单词	defensible
释义	defensible (once / 3883 pages) adj Something that's defensible is excusable — you can defend it or justify it. Mistaking your friend for her twin sister, as awkward as it may be, is a defensible blunder. In politics, there are often issues to which some people object strongly, while others argue that they're completely defensible positions. You may believe it's defensible to wage war in some circumstances, while your pacifist friend thinks it's never okay to kill for any reason. Defensible comes from an Old French root, defendre, "defend or resist," from the Latin root defendere, "guard or protect." WORD FAMILY defensible: defensibility, defensibly, indefensible+/defence: defenceless, defences, self-defence/defenceless: defencelessly, defencelessness/defend: defence, defendable, defendant, defended, defender, defending, defends, defensible, defensive/defendable: undefendable/defendant: co-defendant, defendants/defender: defenders/defensive: defensively, defensiveness, defensives/indefensible: indefensibly USAGE EXAMPLES It also means keeping Israel defensible against foreign armies, which often means requiring a continued Israeli military presence in parts of the West Bank. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) But this would require the agency to complete a notice-and-comment process under the Administrative Procedure Act, and to identify judicially defensible reasons for repeal. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) The trees need to be felled to create a defensible space around the building in case of wildfire. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) adj capable of being defended Syn defendable invulnerable immune to attack; impregnable
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