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

单词	tenable
释义	ten·a·ble \ˈtenəbəl chiefly Brit also ˈtēn-\ adjective Etymology: French, capable of being held, from Old French, from tenir to hold (from Latin tenēre) + -able — more at thin 1. a. : capable of being defended against attack : defensible < their position was no longer tenable and they retreated to the main line of defense > b. : capable of being maintained against argument or objection : reasonable < a tenable assumption > < a tenable theory > < a tenable guess > 2. archaic : capable of being retained or kept under control < if you have hitherto concealed this sight, let it be tenable in your silence still — Shakespeare > 3. : capable of being occupied or used < has been appointed … to the chair of public health, tenable at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine — Science > < the scholarships will be tenable for a full, four-year college course — College English > • ten·a·ble·ness \-bəlnə̇s\ noun -es • ten·a·bly \-blē, -li\ adverb
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