The deliberate placement of the sculpture in the park's center was meant to draw visitors' attention to the surrounding landscape.
雕塑被刻意放置在公园中央,旨在吸引游客对周围景观的注意。
Political scientist Henrik Aasland argues that citizen assemblies, in which randomly selected residents deliberate on policy questions, produce more thoughtful recommendations than standard public comment periods.
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Naked mole rats are unusual among mammals in that they rarely develop cancer, even when researchers deliberately expose their cells to substances known to trigger tumors in other rodents.
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Which choice best defines “deliberate”?
D — Intentional; v. discuss carefully. “deliberate” means intentional; v. discuss carefully.
Which word means “intentional; v. discuss carefully”?
A — deliberate. “deliberate” means intentional; v. discuss carefully.
deliberate — intentional; v. discuss carefully. In Chinese: 故意的,慎重的.
deliberate is pronounced /dɪˈlɪbərət/.
The deliberate placement of the sculpture in the park's center was meant to draw visitors' attention to the surrounding landscape. (雕塑被刻意放置在公园中央,旨在吸引游客对周围景观的注意。)
intentional, premeditated, calculated — all close in meaning to deliberate (intentional; v. discuss carefully).
accidental, spontaneous — each the opposite of deliberate (intentional; v. discuss carefully).
Yes. deliberate is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
de(down)+liber(weight)