The ergonomic chair was designed to provide a comfortable posture during long hours of laboratory research.
这把人体工学椅旨在为长时间实验室研究提供舒适的坐姿。
A researcher comparing two groups of novice pianists found that students who practiced with a metronome set slightly faster than their comfortable tempo improved their sight-reading accuracy faster over six months than students who practiced an equal amount of time at their own comfortable tempo.
From a Inferences question · Information and Ideas
Sustainability consultant Rafael Duarte notes that extensive glass facades, while visually striking, are significantly less energy-efficient than more traditional wall materials, requiring substantially more heating and cooling to maintain comfortable interior temperatures.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Traditional cob construction techniques mix subsoil, straw, and water into a dense, moldable material shaped by hand into thick walls; this method not only requires minimal specialized equipment but also produces walls with excellent thermal mass, keeping interiors comfortable across seasonal temperature swings.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Which choice best defines “comfortable”?
A — Providing physical ease. “comfortable” means providing physical ease.
Which word means “providing physical ease”?
A — comfortable. “comfortable” means providing physical ease.
comfortable — providing physical ease. In Chinese: 舒适的.
comfortable is pronounced /ˈkʌmfərtəbl/.
The ergonomic chair was designed to provide a comfortable posture during long hours of laboratory research. (这把人体工学椅旨在为长时间实验室研究提供舒适的坐姿。)
cozy, snug, restful — all close in meaning to comfortable (providing physical ease).
uncomfortable, harsh — each the opposite of comfortable (providing physical ease).
Yes. comfortable 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.