tenable

ten-,持有，握住，-able,形容词后缀。

tenable (adj.)

"capable of being held or maintained," 1570s, from Middle French tenable, from Old French (12c.), from tenir "to hold," from Latin tenere "to hold, keep" (see tenet).

1. The old idea that this work was not suitable for women was no longer tenable.

认为这种工作不适合妇女的旧想法再也站不住脚了。

2. This argument isn't tenable.

这个论点站不住脚.

3. The only way his role can be clarified and his position made tenable again is if there's a public inquiry.

弄清他扮演的角色并再次证明他的合理立场的唯一办法是展开公开调查。

4. This argument is simply not tenable.

这个论点根本站不住脚。

5. None of these arguments are tenable.

这些论点没有一个是站得住脚的。