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单词 defensible
释义
defensible
adjective
uk
/dɪˈfen.sə.bəl/us
/dɪˈfen.sə.bəl/
(USalsodefendable)
ableto beprotectedfromattack, orableto besupportedbyargument:
有防卫能力的；合乎情理的，有正当理由的
Acitybuilton anislandiseasilydefensible.建在岛上的城市容易防守。
Highpetroltaxesare defensible onecologicalgrounds.从保护生态环境的角度来讲，征收高额汽油税是有道理的。
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  • keep the flag flyingidiom
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  • right behindsomeoneidiom
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(Definition ofdefensiblefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

defensible| American Dictionary

defensible
adjective
us
/dɪˈfen·sə·bəl/
ableto besupportedbyargument,esp. whencriticized:
He’spresentingaplanthat ismorallydefensible andpoliticallyrealistic.
(Definition ofdefensiblefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdefensible

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Either specification isdefensible, since both use plausible measures of democracy and a plausible set of control variables.
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It does not aim to reproduce existing categories of legal thought but to refashion them in the light of adefensiblemetaphysics or politics.
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They offer several ethicallydefensiblesolutions to the case by balancing respect for persons, honesty, and fairness.
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These volumes offer much substance for adefensibleanswer to this vital question.
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The elimination of the concept of truth is neitherdefensiblein itself, nor is it required to defend pluralism.
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In other words, democratic responsibility requires that policy decisions are clearlydefensibleas being prudent and in the public interest.
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This position is notdefensibleif one is serious about using such theory as a foundation for scientific work on human behavior.
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Each budgetary approach offers a standard: the notion of adefensiblestandard of income adequacy for minimally acceptable living requirements for specified populations.
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First, the special duties are clearlydefensiblefrom a second-order impartialist stance.
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Before proceeding, my use of the term ' rationallydefensible' requires explanation.
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It may be a step towards globalisation and cosmopolitanism, or an attempt to rebuild social and political boundaries along a more easilydefensibleline.
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Perhaps some minimal and incontestable conditions placed on equality prove that the onlydefensibleprinciple of equality is equivalent to maximin.
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Moreover, there seems no normativelydefensiblebasis for exempting positive duties from the jurisdiction of legitimate legislation.
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If so, it is rationallydefensibleto fulfill condition 3a.
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This does not mean that it is rationallydefensiblefor any person to adopt any religion at whim.
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