tenable
tenable 英 [ˈtenəbl] 美 [ˈtɛnəbəl]
adj. （主张等）站得住脚的；可维持的
a tenable position 说得过去的观点
The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable. 这种工作不适合妇女的旧想法再也站不住脚了。
- If your teacher says your position on the benefits of abolishing homework is not tenable, she means it is not based in fact. To be tenable is to be evidence-based and well-founded.
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- adj. （主张等）站得住脚的；可维持的
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1. a tenable position
说得过去的观点
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2. The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable.
这种工作不适合妇女的旧想法再也站不住脚了。
- tenable (adj.) "capable of being held or maintained," 1570s, from Middle French tenable, from Old French (12c.), from tenir "to hold," from Latin tenere "to hold, keep," from PIE root *ten- "to stretch."
ten·able / ˈtenəbl ; NAmE ˈtenəbl / adjective 1 (of a theory, an opinion, etc. 理论、想法等 ) easy to defend against attack or criticism 说得过去的；站得住脚的 ◆ a tenable position 说得过去的观点 ◆ The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable. 这种工作不适合妇女的旧想法再也站不住脚了。 OPP untenable 2 [not before noun ] (of a job, position, etc, especially in a university 尤指大学中的工作、职位等 ) that can be held for a particular period of time 可保有，可保持，可担任（一段时间） ◆ The lectureship is tenable for a period of three years. 讲师这一职务任期三年。 ten·able / ˈtenəbl ; NAmE ˈtenəbl /
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