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feedback

/ˈfiːdbæk/
English Definition
n. information about reactions to a product or a person's performance
中文释义
反馈
Example Sentence

Engineers used feedback from early test flights to adjust the wing design, improving stability at high altitudes.

工程师利用早期试飞的反馈来调整机翼设计,提高了高海拔下的稳定性。

Seen in practice — from the Digital SAT question bank

A workplace study found that employees who received specific, actionable feedback from managers ('revise the third paragraph to include supporting data') improved their performance more over three months than employees who received only general praise or general criticism without specific suggestions.

From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas

A researcher comparing two groups of novice archers found that those who practiced with a coach providing feedback only after every fifth shot improved their accuracy faster over two months than archers who received feedback after every single shot, despite both groups shooting an equal total number of arrows.

From a Inferences question · Information and Ideas

Psychologist Odalys Marin's study of 190 employees found that those who received feedback in writing retained more of the feedback's content a month later than those who received identical feedback verbally, and she concluded that the written format itself improves retention.

From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure

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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “feedback”?

  1. A A person in a culture believed to be less civilized
  2. B Physical/mental condition that limits
  3. C Information about reactions to a product or a person's performance
  4. D A person who supports and admires a particular person or set of ideas
Show answer

C — Information about reactions to a product or a person's performance. “feedback” means information about reactions to a product or a person's performance.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “information about reactions to a product or a person's performance”?

  1. A barbarian
  2. B follower
  3. C feedback
  4. D disability
Show answer

C — feedback. “feedback” means information about reactions to a product or a person's performance.

Common questions about “feedback”

What does “feedback” mean?

feedback — information about reactions to a product or a person's performance. In Chinese: 反馈.

How do you pronounce “feedback”?

feedback is pronounced /ˈfiːdbæk/.

How is “feedback” used in a sentence?

Engineers used feedback from early test flights to adjust the wing design, improving stability at high altitudes. (工程师利用早期试飞的反馈来调整机翼设计,提高了高海拔下的稳定性。)

What are synonyms for “feedback”?

response, reaction, critique — all close in meaning to feedback (information about reactions to a product or a person's performance).

Is “feedback” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. feedback 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.

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