The research assistant meticulously catalogued thousands of fossil fragments, enabling paleontologists to reconstruct the ancient skeleton.
研究助理仔细地编目了数千块化石碎片，使古生物学家能够重建古代骨骼。
Which choice best defines “assistant”?
B — A person who helps or supports someone else. “assistant” means a person who helps or supports someone else.
Which word means “a person who helps or supports someone else”?
C — assistant. “assistant” means a person who helps or supports someone else.
assistant — a person who helps or supports someone else. In Chinese: 助手，助理.
assistant is pronounced /əˈsɪstənt/.
The research assistant meticulously catalogued thousands of fossil fragments, enabling paleontologists to reconstruct the ancient skeleton. (研究助理仔细地编目了数千块化石碎片，使古生物学家能够重建古代骨骼。)
helper, aide, support — all close in meaning to assistant (a person who helps or supports someone else).
Yes. assistant 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.