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untenable

英式英标[ʌn\'tɛnəbl]
美式音标[ʌn\'tenəb(ə)l]

adj. （论据等）站不住脚的；不能维持的；不能租赁的；难以防守的

英文词源

untenable (adj.): 1640s, "indefensible, incapable of being held against attack," from un- (1) "not" + tenable (adj.). Figurative sense is recorded from 1690s.

实用例句

1. She was so disloyal to her deputy she made his position untenable.: 她对她的副手很不守信义，使得他的职位岌岌可危。

2. This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint.: 从智识、道德和现实的角度来看，这一论点是站不住脚的。

3. He claimed the charges against him were untenable.: 他声称对他的那些指控不值一驳。

4. His position had become untenable and he was forced to resign.: 他的地位已难以维持，因此他被迫辞职。

5. I find your theory is untenable and it must be rejected.: 我觉得你的理论是站不住脚的,必须予以摒弃.

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