The migration patterns of monarch butterflies were affected by the recent changes in regional climate.
帝王蝶的迁徙模式受到了近期区域气候变化的影响。
Which choice best defines “affected”?
C — Influenced or touched by an external factor. “affected” means influenced or touched by an external factor.
Which word means “influenced or touched by an external factor”?
B — affected. “affected” means influenced or touched by an external factor.
affected — influenced or touched by an external factor. In Chinese: 受影响的.
affected is pronounced /əˈfɛktɪd/.
The migration patterns of monarch butterflies were affected by the recent changes in regional climate. (帝王蝶的迁徙模式受到了近期区域气候变化的影响。)
influenced, impacted, altered — all close in meaning to affected (influenced or touched by an external factor).
unaffected, immune — each the opposite of affected (influenced or touched by an external factor).
Yes. affected is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.