The steady decline of the ancient forest proved a depressing sight for ecologists who had monitored its health for years.
古老森林的持续衰退对于多年来监测其健康状况的生态学家来说，是一个令人沮丧的景象。
Which choice best defines “depressing”?
A — Making you feel sad. “depressing” means making you feel sad.
Which word means “making you feel sad”?
B — depressing. “depressing” means making you feel sad.
depressing — making you feel sad. In Chinese: 令人沮丧的.
depressing is pronounced /dɪˈprɛsɪŋ/.
The steady decline of the ancient forest proved a depressing sight for ecologists who had monitored its health for years. (古老森林的持续衰退对于多年来监测其健康状况的生态学家来说，是一个令人沮丧的景象。)
gloomy, dismal, somber — all close in meaning to depressing (making you feel sad).
cheerful, uplifting — each the opposite of depressing (making you feel sad).
Yes. depressing 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.