tenable的词源

英文词源

tenable (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"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).

中文词源

tenable:可守住的,可维持的

词根词缀: -ten-握,持有 + -able形容词词尾,被动意义

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tenable:说得过去的,站得住脚的

ten-,持有,握住,-able,形容词后缀。