The favorable wind conditions allowed the sailing team to complete the race ahead of schedule.
有利的风力条件使帆船队提前完成了比赛。
Contrary to the common assumption that ancient Polynesian voyaging canoes relied entirely on favorable winds to reach distant islands, historical accounts and modern experimental voyages show that skilled navigators could sail effectively into headwinds using a zigzagging technique similar to tacking.
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Which choice best defines “favorable”?
A — Approving, helpful. “favorable” means approving, helpful.
Which word means “approving, helpful”?
D — favorable. “favorable” means approving, helpful.
favorable — approving, helpful. In Chinese: 有利的，赞同的.
favorable is pronounced /ˈfeɪvərəbl/.
The favorable wind conditions allowed the sailing team to complete the race ahead of schedule. (有利的风力条件使帆船队提前完成了比赛。)
positive, advantageous, propitious — all close in meaning to favorable (approving, helpful).
unfavorable, adverse — each the opposite of favorable (approving, helpful).
Yes. favorable 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.
favor(support)+able(capable)