SAT word

短语

发音

US /ˌɛsˌeɪ̯ˈti ˌwɝd/

词形变化

SAT words 复数 SAT words

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A particularly difficult or obscure word.

    比喻

    He was just dropping SAT words left and right! Like who even says "whence" anymore?!

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see SAT, word.

词源

An idiomatic usage that derives from the former (pre-2016) Reading section of the SAT Reasoning Test where students had to define and understand obscure words, often above their level.

来源:wiktionary