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be + defensible
系表结构，表示论点、行为等站得住脚。
Your argument is defensible.
你的论点是可以辩护的。
可辩解的；可辩护的；站得住脚的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
可辩解的；可辩护的；站得住脚的
Able to be justified or supported by reasons.
Your argument is defensible.
你的论点是可以辩护的。
能防御武装攻击的。
Capable of being defended against armed attack.
可证明正当的。
Capable of being justified.
The campers chose a defensible site on the ridge, with open views in every direction.
露营者选择了山脊上一处可防卫的地点，四周视野开阔。
Your plan is defensible as long as you explain the costs carefully.
只要仔细解释成本，你的计划就是站得住脚的。
The coach's decision to rest the star player was defensible after such a busy week.
在如此繁忙的一周之后，教练让明星球员休息的决定是站得住脚的。
系表结构，表示论点、行为等站得住脚。
Your argument is defensible.
你的论点是可以辩护的。
作定语时，多修饰立场、决定、理论或军事阵地。
The team built a defensible position.
该队建立了一个可防守的阵地。
与against连用，表示“可防御……的”。
The castle was defensible against attack.
这座城堡是能抵御攻击的。
用on...grounds说明辩护的依据。
His decision is defensible on economic grounds.
他的决定在经济方面是站得住脚的。
Not this
We must defensible our rights.
Use this
We must defend our rights.
defensible 是形容词，不可作动词；这里需要动词 defend 表示‘捍卫’。
Not this
He became very defensible when I pointed out the flaw.
Use this
He became very defensive when I pointed out the flaw.
defensible 意为‘可辩护的’，而 defensive 才是‘怀有戒心的；自卫的’。形容人的情绪反应要用 defensive。
Not this
This argument is defensible from criticism.
Use this
This argument is defensible against criticism.
defensible 常用搭配介词 against 表示‘经得起…的辩护’，不用 from；from 不符合该词的固定搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
道德上站得住脚的
Her decision to blow the whistle was morally defensible.
她决定检举揭发在道德上是站得住脚的。
法律上站得住脚的
The company must ensure its pricing policies are legally defensible.
公司必须确保其定价政策在法律上是站得住脚的。
在理性上站得住脚的
His theory is not intellectually defensible.
他的理论在理性上是站不住脚的。
可防守的位置
The troops moved to a more defensible position.
部队转移到了一个更易防守的位置。
完全站得住脚的
His actions were perfectly defensible under the circumstances.
在这种情况下，他的行为是完全站得住脚的。
Use defensible naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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把 defensible 联想成 defense（防卫）+ ible（能…的），即能防卫、能辩护的。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律论辩、学术论文、政策讨论 该词通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在法律、学术、政策等需要论证或辩护的场合；日常口语中较少见。
Words like 'sensible' and 'responsible' share a similar spelling ending but do not rhyme with 'defensible' as their pronunciation differs.
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