The ancient mosaic floor, with its intricate patterns and vibrant colors, was truly beautiful.
这幅古老的马赛克地板图案精细、色彩鲜艳，确实非常美丽。
Which choice best defines “beautiful”?
A — Very pleasing to look at. “beautiful” means very pleasing to look at.
Which word means “very pleasing to look at”?
B — beautiful. “beautiful” means very pleasing to look at.
beautiful — very pleasing to look at. In Chinese: 美丽的.
beautiful is pronounced /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/.
The ancient mosaic floor, with its intricate patterns and vibrant colors, was truly beautiful. (这幅古老的马赛克地板图案精细、色彩鲜艳，确实非常美丽。)
lovely, attractive, gorgeous — all close in meaning to beautiful (very pleasing to look at).
ugly, unattractive — each the opposite of beautiful (very pleasing to look at).
Yes. beautiful 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.