The invention of the printing press enabled the rapid spread of knowledge across Europe in the fifteenth century.
印刷术的发明使知识在十五世纪的欧洲得以迅速传播。
Which choice best defines “enable”?
C — To make possible or able.. “enable” means To make possible or able..
Which word means “To make possible or able.”?
B — enable. “enable” means To make possible or able..
enable — To make possible or able.. In Chinese: 使能够;使成为可能.
enable is pronounced //ɪˈneɪbl//.
The invention of the printing press enabled the rapid spread of knowledge across Europe in the fifteenth century. (印刷术的发明使知识在十五世纪的欧洲得以迅速传播。)
allow, permit, facilitate — all close in meaning to enable (To make possible or able.).
prevent, hinder — each the opposite of enable (To make possible or able.).
Yes. enable 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.
en(使) + able(能) → 使有能力 → 使能够。