untenable
英 [ʌn'tenəb(ə)l]
美 [ʌn'tɛnəbl]
- 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.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He claimed the charges against him were untenable.
- 他声称对他的那些指控不值一驳。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》