| [/ˈtenəbl; ˋtɛnəbl/] adj 用法:
1 that can be defended successfully against opposition or attack 可防守的; 守得住的; 可维护或防护的:
a tenable position 可防守的位置 *
The view that the earth is flat is no longer tenable. 认为地球是平的这一观点站不住脚了. 用法:
2 [pred 作表语] ~ (for...) (of an office or postion) that can be held (for a certain time) （指职务或职位）可保有, 可维持（一定时间）:
The lectureship is tenable for a period of three years. 讲师这一职位任期三年. |