The committee welcomed constructive feedback from the public to improve the urban planning proposal.
委员会欢迎公众提出的建设性反馈，以改进城市规划提案。
- Some modern mathematicians have debated whether proof by contradiction should be considered equally rigorous as direct, constructive proof methods.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Which choice best defines “constructive”?
B — Helpful or positive. “constructive” means helpful or positive.
Which word means “helpful or positive”?
D — constructive. “constructive” means helpful or positive.
constructive — helpful or positive. In Chinese: 建设性的.
constructive is pronounced /kənˈstrʌktɪv/.
The committee welcomed constructive feedback from the public to improve the urban planning proposal. (委员会欢迎公众提出的建设性反馈，以改进城市规划提案。)
helpful, positive, productive — all close in meaning to constructive (helpful or positive).
destructive, negative — each the opposite of constructive (helpful or positive).
Yes. constructive 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.
construct(build)+ive(form)