Science fiction is a genre that often explores futuristic technologies and their impact on society.
科幻小说是一种常探索未来技术及其对社会影响的文学类型。
Which choice best defines “genre”?
C — Type, category. “genre” means type, category.
Which word means “type, category”?
A — genre. “genre” means type, category.
genre — type, category. In Chinese: 类型，流派.
genre is pronounced /ˈʒɒnrə/.
Science fiction is a genre that often explores futuristic technologies and their impact on society. (科幻小说是一种常探索未来技术及其对社会影响的文学类型。)
category, type, classification — all close in meaning to genre (type, category).
Yes. genre 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.
genre(kind)