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

ten•a•ble adj.

capable of being held, maintained, or defended:a tenable position in the negotiations.

ten•a•bil•i•ty/ˌtɛnəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation ten•a•ble•ness, n. [uncountable]
ten•a•bly, adv. See -ten-.

ten•a•ble adj.

capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute:a tenable theory.
capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions:a research grant tenable for two years.

French: that can be held, equivalent. to ten(ir) to hold ( Latin tenēre) + -able -able
1570–80

ten′a•bil′i•ty, ten′a•ble•ness, n.
ten′a•bly, adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged workable, viable, maintainable, warrantable.

tenable /ˈtɛnəb^əl/ adj

able to be upheld, believed, maintained, or defended

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre

ˌtenaˈbility, ˈtenableness n ˈtenably adv

单词	tenable
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ten•a•ble /ˈtɛnəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. capable of being held, maintained, or defended:a tenable position in the negotiations. ten•a•bil•i•ty/ˌtɛnəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation ten•a•ble•ness, n. [uncountable] ten•a•bly, adv. See -ten-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ten•a•ble (ten′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute:a tenable theory. capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions:a research grant tenable for two years. French: that can be held, equivalent. to ten(ir) to hold ( Latin tenēre) + -able -able 1570–80 ten′a•bil′i•ty, ten′a•ble•ness, n. ten′a•bly, adv. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged workable, viable, maintainable, warrantable. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tenable /ˈtɛnəb^əl/ adj able to be upheld, believed, maintained, or defended Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French, from tenir to hold, from Latin tenēre ˌtenaˈbility, ˈtenableness n ˈtenably adv
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