able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection 能防守的,守得住的;站得住(脚)的,合理的 such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable. 这样一个过分简单化的方法再也站不住脚了。
(of an office, position, scholarship, etc.) able to be held or used (官职,职位)可担任的;(奖学金等)可保持的 a scholarship of £200 per annum tenable for three years. 为期三年的奖学金,每年200英镑。
派生 tenability noun 语源
late 16th cent.: from French, from tenir 'to hold', from Latin tenere