tenable

英 ['ten?b(?)l]

IELTSGRE暢通詞匯

1. ten- + -able.
2. => capable of hold or keep.

tenable 說(shuō)得過(guò)去的，站得住腳的

ten-,持有，握住，-able,形容詞后綴。

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" (see tenet).

1. The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable.: 認(rèn)為這種工作不適合婦女的舊想法再也站不住腳了。

3. The only way his role can be clarified and his position made tenable again is if there's a public inquiry.: 弄清他扮演的角色并再次證明他的合理立場(chǎng)的唯一辦法是展開(kāi)公開(kāi)調(diào)查。

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