de·fen·si·ble
adjective/dɪˈfensəbl/
/dɪˈfensəbl/
- able to be supported by reasons or arguments that show that it is right or should be allowed
可辩解的；合乎情理的；有正当理由的 - Are these measures either morally or legally defensible?
这些措施在道义上或法律上是否站得住脚？ - Is it morally defensible to deny legal advice to a prisoner?
拒绝向囚犯提供法律建议在道德上是否合理？ - There is no defensible basis for this argument.
这种说法没有任何辩护依据。
- Are these measures either morally or legally defensible?
- (of a place) able to be defended from an attack
可防御的；可守护的
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘capable of giving protective defence’): from late Latin defensibilis, from Latin defendere, from de- ‘off’ + -fendere ‘to strike’.