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be + defendable
defendable 常用作表语，表示“可防御的”。
The castle's position is easily defendable.
这座城堡的位置很容易防御。
可防御的；可辩护的
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可防御的；可辩护的
Capable of being defended.
The castle's position is easily defendable.
这座城堡的位置很容易防御。
能够被防御的；可防御的。
Capable of being defended.
The old castle was easily defendable because it stood on a high hill.
这座古老的城堡很容易防御，因为它坐落在一座高山上。
The lawyer argued that the company's decision was legally defendable.
律师辩称，公司的决定在法律上是站得住脚的。
The coach believed the team's strategy was defendable against any opponent.
教练认为球队的策略对任何对手都是可防守的。
defendable 常用作表语，表示“可防御的”。
The castle's position is easily defendable.
这座城堡的位置很容易防御。
defendable 亦可作定语修饰名词。
They looked for a defendable position.
他们寻找一个可防御的位置。
后接 against 引出所防御的对象。
The new firewall is defendable against most attacks.
新的防火墙可以抵御大多数攻击。
Not this
We must defendable our rights.
Use this
We must defend our rights.
defendable 是形容词，不能用作谓语动词；此处需要动词 defend。
Not this
The castle is defendable to enemy attacks.
Use this
The castle is defendable against enemy attacks.
表示“防御……的攻击”时，defendable 与 against 搭配，不能按汉语“对”直译为 to。
Not this
Stop being so defendable about your mistakes.
Use this
Stop being so defensive about your mistakes.
描述人戒备、急于辩驳的态度应用 defensive；defendable 表示“可防御的”，与语境不符。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
法律上可辩护的
The company's actions were legally defendable in court.
该公司的行为在法庭上是法律上可辩护的。
道德上站得住脚的
Is it morally defendable to keep the secret?
保守这个秘密在道德上站得住脚吗？
可防御的阵地；站得住脚的立场
The troops held an easily defendable position on the hill.
部队占据了一个容易防御的山头阵地。
站得住脚的论点
She presented a defendable argument for her proposal.
她为她的提议提出了一个站得住脚的论点。
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联想 defend（防守）+ able（可…的）：城墙坚固到可以防守，就是 defendable（可防御的）。
语域：mixed 常见场景：法律或政策论证、军事或安全分析、观点辩论或学术写作 该词为中性偏正式的形容词，通常用于法律、军事或逻辑辩论等书面语境，日常一般讨论中也可使用，但语气较正式。
以上词均以 -able 结尾，重音在倒数第二音节，与 'defendable' 押韵。注意：'defensible' 拼写相似但读音不同 /dɪˈfɛnsɪbəl/，且为 -ible 结尾。
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