defensible

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adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
defendant：辯護的；為自己辯護的。
defensive：自衛(wèi)的；防御用的。
defending：衛(wèi)冕的；防御中的；防守型的。
defendable：可防御的。
adv性質(zhì)的同根詞
defensively：防御地；守勢地。
n性質(zhì)的同根詞
defense：防衛(wèi)，防護；防御措施；防守；vt.謀劃抵御。
defendant：被告。
defensive：防御；守勢。
defender：防衛(wèi)者，守衛(wèi)者；辯護者；擁護者；衛(wèi)冕者。
defensiveness：防御；防御性。
defenselessness：無防御。
defensibility：防衛(wèi)的可能性；可防御性。
v性質(zhì)的同根詞
defending：防護；防衛(wèi)（defend的ing形式）。
vi性質(zhì)的同根詞
defend：保衛(wèi)；防守。
vt性質(zhì)的同根詞
defend：辯護；防護。

We must have clear, defensible and lawful standards for those who fall in this category.
我們必須有明確的、有理的和合法的標準處理這類人員。
For detainees who cannot be prosecuted—but pose a danger to the American people—we must have clear, defensible, and lawful standards.
對于那些不能被起訴，但是卻對美國人民造成威脅的被拘留者，我們必須要有明確的、雄辯的和合法的標準。
So what makes us think that the Internet is more defensible?
既然如此，那是什么讓我們相信互聯(lián)網(wǎng)更能站得住腳？

If it's a bad argument, then Locke's given us a mere rationalization that isn't morally defensible.
如果他的觀點是錯的，那么洛克的辯護,只是看似合理，但在道義上站不住腳。
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Completely inefficient (and potentially unreliable) from a technology standpoint, but defensible from a legal standpoint.
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China's ongoing determination to fix the yuan is the least defensible and most distortive.
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Such cuts are defensible: the contribution subsidy raises pensions by a negligible amount, for example.
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An opinion, system, or action that is defensible is one that people can argue is right or good.