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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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