tenable

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈtɛn.ə.bəl/|[ˈtɛn.ə.bl̩]    美 /ˈtɛn.ə.bəl/|[ˈtɛn.ə.bl̩]|/ˈten.ə.bəl/|[ˈten.ə.bl̩]

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded usually
    — Back in the 1800s, many did not consider Darwin's theory of evolution to be tenable at all.
  2. Capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible
    — The island of Melos undoubtedly fell within his general conceptions of tenable empire for Athens.
  3. Fit for habitation, similar, or related use.
    — In February, 1679, he was admitted "a planter" of the town and a home lot was granted him "on condition that it should have a tenable house built upon it within two years.

词形变化

more tenable comparative most tenable superlative

词汇关系

反义词
untenable intenable
衍生词
tenableness tenably

词源

From the French tenable, from tenir (“to hold”); compare tenible.
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