The enthusiastic crowd of amateur astronomers gathered on the hill to observe the meteor shower.
热情的业余天文学家群体聚集在山丘上观测流星雨。
Which choice best defines “enthusiastic”?
D — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment or interest. “enthusiastic” means having or showing intense and eager enjoyment or interest.
Which word means “having or showing intense and eager enjoyment or interest”?
D — enthusiastic. “enthusiastic” means having or showing intense and eager enjoyment or interest.
enthusiastic — having or showing intense and eager enjoyment or interest. In Chinese: 热情的，热心的.
enthusiastic is pronounced /ɪnˌθuːziˈæstɪk/.
The enthusiastic crowd of amateur astronomers gathered on the hill to observe the meteor shower. (热情的业余天文学家群体聚集在山丘上观测流星雨。)
eager, passionate, zealous — all close in meaning to enthusiastic (having or showing intense and eager enjoyment or interest).
apathetic, indifferent — each the opposite of enthusiastic (having or showing intense and eager enjoyment or interest).
Yes. enthusiastic 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.