tenable
/ˈtenəbl/adjective
1
- 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。
2
- (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。
派生词
tenability
noun词源
late 16th cent.: from French, from tenir 'to hold', from Latin tenere.