able to be supported by reasons or arguments that show that it is right or should be allowed 可辩解的；合乎情理的；有正当理由的 Is abortion morally defensible? 堕胎从道德上讲合乎情理吗？ 🔊🔊 Is it morally defensible to deny legal advice to a prisoner? 拒绝对囚犯的法律建议在道义上是合理的吗？ There is no defensible basis for this argument. 该论点没有可辩护的依据。
(of a place 地方 able to be defended from an attack 可防御的；可守护的
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘capable of giving protective defence’): from late Latin defensibilis, from Latin defendere, from de- ‘off’ + -fendere ‘to strike’.