英文词源
- tenable (adj.)
- "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
词根词缀： -ten-握,持有 + -able形容词词尾,被动意义
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：tenable 词源，tenable 含义。
ten-,持有，握住，-able,形容词后缀。
