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tenability

/ten-uh-buhl/US // ˈtɛn ə bəl //UK // (ˈtɛnəbəl) //

可使用性,可操作性,使用权,保有率

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against attack or dispute: a tenable theory.
    • : capable of being occupied, possessed, held, or enjoyed, as under certain conditions: a research grant tenable for two years.

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Examples

  • Those in charge of the policy say it will work better in the long run, and argue that sudden lockdowns aren’t a tenable way to fight a virus that’s likely to be around for years.

  • This discrepancy too is putting pressure on the tenability of the Atlantic alliance.

  • The merit of his studies was at once recognized, but the tenability of his hypothesis was long and ardently disputed.

  • Complete consistency and tenability in such theories is not to be expected.

  • Nothing much need be said as to the tenability of this theory.