indefensible

adjective
🔊/ˌɪndɪˈfensəbl/
🔊/ˌɪndɪˈfensəbl/
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  1. that cannot be defended or excused because it is morally unacceptable(道德上)无可辩解的,不能原谅的
    • indefensible behaviour不可原谅的行为
    • The Prime Minister was accused of defending the indefensible.首相被指责庇护不可原谅的行为。🔊🔊
    • It would be morally indefensible for her to desert her father now.她如果在这个时候遗弃自己的父亲,在道德上是不可原谅的。
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    • be
    • find something
    adverb
    • totally
    • ethically
    • morally
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  2. (of a place or building地方或建筑) impossible to defend from military attack无法防守的