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untenable (adj.)
[untenable 词源字典]
1640s, "indefensible, incapable of being held against attack," from
un-
(1) "not" +
tenable
(adj.). Figurative sense is recorded from 1690s.
[untenable etymology, untenable origin, 英语词源]