indefensible
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++in·de·fen·si·ble /ˌɪndɪˈfensəbəl◂/ adjective 1 BAD BEHAVIOUR OR ACTIONStoo bad to be excused or defended 不可原谅的；无法辩解的 The law is morally indefensible and in need of reform. 这项法令在道德上说不过去，需要改进。2. PMimpossible or very difficult to defend from military attack 〔对武装攻击〕无法防御的，无法保卫的 —indefensibly adverbExamples from the Corpus
indefensible• For a side that prides itself on its parsimonious nature, the case for the defence was frankly indefensible.• If the hearings uncover some incontrovertible evidence of corruption he could look like a defender of the indefensible.• The first proposal struck us as scientifically dubious, and the second as intellectually indefensible.• There is no advantage to be gained by Opposition Members seeking to defend the indefensible.• Valdez knew the score -- the deal was indefensible.• We are forced to defend a system we know to be indefensible.• If you came across a child drowning in a pond, then it would be indefensible not to act.• It is indefensible that in such a rich country so many people are poor.in·de·fen·si·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
too be or to bad defended excused Corpus
indefensible
in‧de‧fen‧si‧ble /ˌɪndɪˈfensəbəl◂, ˌɪndɪˈfensɪbəl◂/
adjective
The law is morally indefensible and in need of reform.
2. impossible or very difficult to defend from military attack
—indefensibly adverb
in‧de‧fen‧si‧ble /ˌɪndɪˈfensəbəl◂, ˌɪndɪˈfensɪbəl◂/
adjective Word Family: noun: DEFENCE/DEFENSE, defendant, defender, defensiveness; adjective: DEFENCELESS/DEFENSELESS, defensible ≠ indefensible, defensive; adverb: defensibly ≠ indefensibly, defensively; verb: defend
1. too bad to be excused or defended: 2. impossible or very difficult to defend from military attack
—indefensibly adverb