Only authorized personnel with security clearance may access the laboratory's sensitive data on rare earth mineral extraction.
只有获得安全许可的授权人员才能访问实验室关于稀土矿物提取的敏感数据。
Which choice best defines “authorized”?
D — Having official permission or approval. “authorized” means having official permission or approval.
Which word means “having official permission or approval”?
D — authorized. “authorized” means having official permission or approval.
authorized — having official permission or approval. In Chinese: 经授权的，批准的.
authorized is pronounced /ˈɔːθəraɪzd/.
Only authorized personnel with security clearance may access the laboratory's sensitive data on rare earth mineral extraction. (只有获得安全许可的授权人员才能访问实验室关于稀土矿物提取的敏感数据。)
approved, licensed, sanctioned — all close in meaning to authorized (having official permission or approval).
unauthorized, unapproved — each the opposite of authorized (having official permission or approval).
Yes. authorized 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.