The fossil's well-preserved feather impressions made its avian ancestry evident to paleontologists.
化石上保存完好的羽毛印痕使古生物学家清楚地看出其鸟类祖先的特征。
Which choice best defines “evident”?
B — Clear to see or understand. “evident” means clear to see or understand.
Which word means “clear to see or understand”?
C — evident. “evident” means clear to see or understand.
evident — clear to see or understand. In Chinese: 明显的.
evident is pronounced /ˈɛvɪdənt/.
The fossil's well-preserved feather impressions made its avian ancestry evident to paleontologists. (化石上保存完好的羽毛印痕使古生物学家清楚地看出其鸟类祖先的特征。)
obvious, apparent, clear — all close in meaning to evident (clear to see or understand).
hidden, obscure — each the opposite of evident (clear to see or understand).
Yes. evident 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.