Each candidate had a five-minute audition to perform a monologue, after which the panel discussed their vocal clarity and emotional range.
每位候选人都有五分钟的试演来表演独白，之后评审小组讨论其嗓音清晰度和情感表现力。
Which choice best defines “audition”?
D — Trial for a performance. “audition” means trial for a performance.
Which word means “trial for a performance”?
C — audition. “audition” means trial for a performance.
audition — trial for a performance. In Chinese: 试演，试唱.
audition is pronounced /ɔːˈdɪʃən/.
Each candidate had a five-minute audition to perform a monologue, after which the panel discussed their vocal clarity and emotional range. (每位候选人都有五分钟的试演来表演独白，之后评审小组讨论其嗓音清晰度和情感表现力。)
tryout, test, trial — all close in meaning to audition (trial for a performance).
Yes. audition 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.
audio (auditory) + tion (noun)