The biologist's conspicuous red flag marked the exact location of the rare orchid specimen in the dense undergrowth.
生物学家的显眼红旗标出了那片茂密灌木丛中稀有兰花标本的确切位置。
Which choice best defines “conspicuous”?
A — Clearly visible; attracting notice.. “conspicuous” means Clearly visible; attracting notice..
Which word means “Clearly visible; attracting notice.”?
B — conspicuous. “conspicuous” means Clearly visible; attracting notice..
conspicuous — Clearly visible; attracting notice.. In Chinese: 显眼的；引人注目的.
conspicuous is pronounced //kənˈspɪkjuəs//.
The biologist's conspicuous red flag marked the exact location of the rare orchid specimen in the dense undergrowth. (生物学家的显眼红旗标出了那片茂密灌木丛中稀有兰花标本的确切位置。)
noticeable, prominent, obvious — all close in meaning to conspicuous (Clearly visible; attracting notice.).
inconspicuous, hidden — each the opposite of conspicuous (Clearly visible; attracting notice.).
Yes. conspicuous is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. 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.
con- + spic(看) → 一眼就看到。