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defensible adj.可防卫的；可拥护的；可辩护的 (1) 它在科学上是有效且可靠的。(2) 他的行为是完全可以辩解的。(3) 虽然他努力为自己的行为辩护,但其行为没有什么防御能力。 In politics, there are often issues to which some people object strongly, while others argue that they're completely defensible positions. You may believe it's defensible to wage war in some circumstances, while your pacifist friend thinks it's never okay to kill for any reason. Defensible comes from an Old French root, defendre, "defend or resist," from the Latin root defendere, "guard or protect."

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英 [dɪ'fensəbl] 美 [dɪ'fensəbl] (1) It was scientifically valid and defensible.(2) His behavior was perfectly defensible.(3) His action was not really defensible, although he tried very hard. Something that's defensible is excusable — you can defend it or justify it. Mistaking your friend for her twin sister, as awkward as it may be, is a defensible blunder. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](观点、制度或行动)可辩护的，正当有理的，情有可原的 An opinion, system, or action that is defensible is one that people can argue is right or good. Her reasons for acting are morally defensible.她的举动从道义上来讲是合情合理的。

英语单词	defensible
英美音标	英 [dɪ'fensəbl] 美 [dɪ'fensəbl]
中文释义	adj.可防卫的；可拥护的；可辩护的
英语例句	(1) It was scientifically valid and defensible. (2) His behavior was perfectly defensible. (3) His action was not really defensible, although he tried very hard.
中文例句	(1) 它在科学上是有效且可靠的。 (2) 他的行为是完全可以辩解的。 (3) 虽然他努力为自己的行为辩护,但其行为没有什么防御能力。
vocabulary简明	Something that's defensible is excusable — you can defend it or justify it. Mistaking your friend for her twin sister, as awkward as it may be, is a defensible blunder.
vocabulary扩展	In politics, there are often issues to which some people object strongly, while others argue that they're completely defensible positions. You may believe it's defensible to wage war in some circumstances, while your pacifist friend thinks it's never okay to kill for any reason. Defensible comes from an Old French root, defendre, "defend or resist," from the Latin root defendere, "guard or protect."
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](观点、制度或行动)可辩护的，正当有理的，情有可原的 An opinion, system, or action that is defensible is one that people can argue is right or good. Her reasons for acting are morally defensible. 她的举动从道义上来讲是合情合理的。

Defensible Action Friend People Argue 英 Dɪ'Fensəbl] 美 Dɪ'Fensəbl