defensible

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈfɛn.sɪ.bəl/|[dɪˈfɛn.sɪ.bɫ]    美 /dɪˈfɛn.sɪ.bəl/|[dɪˈfɛn.sɪ.bɫ]|[dɪˈfen.sɪ.bɫ]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Capable of being defended against armed attack. usually
    — Not only were those cities fortified, but their architects based their whole system on the strategical possibilities of the site, and closely followed its defensible contours.
  2. Capable of being justified. usually
    — Those who are most familiar with the working of the present society are also usually interested in the preservation of particular features of that society which may not be defensible on general principle.

词形变化

more defensible comparative most defensible superlative

词汇关系

反义词
indefensible
衍生词
defensibility defensibleness defensibly undefensible

词源

From Old French defensable, from Latin defensibilem. Equivalent to defense + -ible.
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