The remote location of the research station posed a significant disadvantage, making it costly to transport equipment and supplies.
研究站的偏远位置构成了一个显著的不利条件，使得运输设备和物资成本高昂。
Which choice best defines “disadvantage”?
C — An unfavorable condition or situation. “disadvantage” means an unfavorable condition or situation.
Which word means “an unfavorable condition or situation”?
C — disadvantage. “disadvantage” means an unfavorable condition or situation.
disadvantage — an unfavorable condition or situation. In Chinese: 不利条件，缺点.
disadvantage is pronounced /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/.
The remote location of the research station posed a significant disadvantage, making it costly to transport equipment and supplies. (研究站的偏远位置构成了一个显著的不利条件，使得运输设备和物资成本高昂。)
drawback, handicap, liability — all close in meaning to disadvantage (an unfavorable condition or situation).
advantage, benefit — each the opposite of disadvantage (an unfavorable condition or situation).
Yes. disadvantage 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.