tenable
['ten.ə.bl] formal
adjective
■(of an opinion or position) able to be defended successfully or held for a particular period of time （观点）站得住脚的；（职位）可保持一段时间的•His theory is no longer tenable in light of the recent discoveries.根据最新的发现，他的理论已经站不住脚了。 •The university fellowship is tenable for (= lasts for) three years.该大学的董事职位任期为三年。 |