tenable
US /ˈten.ə.bəl/
UK /ˈten.ə.bəl/
形容詞
1.
站得住腳的, 可防守的
able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
範例:
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His theory is no longer tenable in light of the new evidence.
根據新的證據，他的理論已經站不住腳了。
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The position of the army was no longer tenable.
軍隊的陣地已經無法防守了。
2.
（在一定期限內）可持有的, 有效的
able to be held or used (of an office, post, or scholarship) for a specified period
範例:
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The fellowship is tenable for three years.
該獎學金的期限為三年。
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The post is tenable from the beginning of the next academic year.
該職位從下學年開始任職。