indefensible
indefensible 英 [ˌɪndɪˈfensəbl] 美 [ˌɪndɪˈfɛnsəbəl]
adj. 站不住脚的;不能防卫的;无辩护余地的
The way they squabble mulishly to defend now-indefensible positions is itself evidence of how flawed those rational-actor models are. 他们现在的理论已站不住脚,但却依旧倔强地吵着维护,用自身来证明这些理性行为者模式的缺陷在哪里。
- Something that's indefensible is inexcusable — there's no way to justify it. It's indefensible to take candy from a baby, or to give candy TO a baby, for that matter.
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- adj. 站不住脚的;不能防卫的;无辩护余地的
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1. The way they squabble mulishly to defend now-indefensible positions is itself evidence of how flawed those rational-actor models are.
他们现在的理论已站不住脚,但却依旧倔强地吵着维护,用自身来证明这些理性行为者模式的缺陷在哪里。
- indefensible (adj.) 1520s, "that cannot be maintained or justified by argument," from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + defensible. From 1560s as "that cannot be maintained by force." Related: Indefensibly.
in·defens·ible / ˌɪndɪˈfensəbl ; NAmE ˌɪndɪˈfensəbl / adjective 1 that cannot be defended or excused because it is morally unacceptable (道德上)无可辩解的,不能原谅的 ◆ indefensible behaviour 不可原谅的行为 ◆ The Prime Minister was accused of defending the indefensible. 首相被指责庇护不可原谅的行为。 2 (of a place or building 地方或建筑 ) impossible to defend from military attack 无法防守的 in·defens·ible / ˌɪndɪˈfensəbl ; NAmE ˌɪndɪˈfensəbl /
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