Word · Frequency #18890
tenable
站得住脚的；有根据的
capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
- 1.
capable of being maintained or justified; well-founded
可维持的；有根据的；站得住脚的。
- 2.
Capable of being defended against assault or attack; defensible
可防御的；能抵御攻击的。
- 3.
Fit for habitation, similar, or related use.
适合居住或类似用途的。
可防御的；攻不破的；适合居住的；可居住的；可维持的；有根据的；站得住脚的。；可防御的；能抵御攻击的。；适合居住或类似用途的。
In use
The idea that all mistakes are bad is simply not tenable.
She gave a tenable reason for leaving early, so the teacher accepted it.
The plan remains tenable as long as we have enough volunteers.
be tenable
用于描述论点、理论等有依据、经得起推敲。
Your argument is tenable and well supported by evidence.
你的论点站得住脚，而且有充分的证据支持。
no longer tenable
强调原本成立但现已无法维持的情况。
His position in the debate was no longer tenable after the new evidence emerged.
新证据出现后，他在辩论中的立场不再站得住脚了。
find sth tenable
find + 宾语 + 形容词，表示“认为……成立/合理”。
Connections
Collocations
- a tenable position
- 站得住脚的立场
- She defended a tenable position in the debate.她在辩论中捍卫了一个站得住脚的立场。
- no longer tenable
- 不再成立
- His argument is no longer tenable after the new evidence.有了新证据之后，他的论点不再成立。
- a tenable theory
- 言之成理的理论
- The researchers proposed a tenable theory to explain the results.研究人员提出了一个言之成理的理论来解释这些结果。
- hardly tenable
- 几乎站不住脚
- That conclusion is hardly tenable given the data.鉴于这些数据，那个结论几乎站不住脚。
- remain tenable
- 仍然成立
- Their assumption remains tenable despite the criticism.尽管受到批评，他们的假设仍然成立。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想 tenable：ten=十，able=能；十个能人守城，城“可守”；理由扎实，也“站得住脚”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术论证、法律辩论、正式报告 tenable 比较常见于正式或学术语境，表示观点、立场等合理且站得住脚。日常口语中较少用，多用于书面分析或辩论。
Grammar Note
可作定语或表语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'sustainable' and 'attainable' rhyme with 'tenable'. Others like 'capable' and 'reliable' share a similar spelling but sound different.
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