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
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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
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a scholarship of £200 per annum tenable for three years .为期三年的奖学金,每年200英镑。
"late 16th cent.: from French, from