defensible

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adj性质的同根词
defendant：辩护的；为自己辩护的。
defensive：自卫的；防御用的。
defending：卫冕的；防御中的；防守型的。
defendable：可防御的。
adv性质的同根词
defensively：防御地；守势地。
n性质的同根词
defense：防卫，防护；防御措施；防守；vt.谋划抵御。
defendant：被告。
defensive：防御；守势。
defender：防卫者，守卫者；辩护者；拥护者；卫冕者。
defensiveness：防御；防御性。
defenselessness：无防御。
defensibility：防卫的可能性；可防御性。
v性质的同根词
defending：防护；防卫（defend的ing形式）。
vi性质的同根词
defend：保卫；防守。
vt性质的同根词
defend：辩护；防护。

We must have clear, defensible and lawful standards for those who fall in this category.
我们必须有明确的、有理的和合法的标准处理这类人员。
For detainees who cannot be prosecuted—but pose a danger to the American people—we must have clear, defensible, and lawful standards.
对于那些不能被起诉，但是却对美国人民造成威胁的被拘留者，我们必须要有明确的、雄辩的和合法的标准。
So what makes us think that the Internet is more defensible?
既然如此，那是什么让我们相信互联网更能站得住脚？

If it's a bad argument, then Locke's given us a mere rationalization that isn't morally defensible.
如果他的观点是错的，那么洛克的辩护,只是看似合理，但在道义上站不住脚。
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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.