The driver's visual impairment made it necessary for him to rely on public transportation for his daily commute.
司机的视觉损伤使他日常通勤不得不依赖公共交通。
Accessibility advocate Marcus Reyes notes that removing curbside parking can eliminate crucial drop-off points for customers with mobility impairments, meaning the conversion could reduce access for some patrons even as it benefits others.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “impairment”?
B — A condition in which a part of your body or mind is damaged and does not work well. “impairment” means a condition in which a part of your body or mind is damaged and does not work well.
Which word means “a condition in which a part of your body or mind is damaged and does not work well”?
C — impairment. “impairment” means a condition in which a part of your body or mind is damaged and does not work well.
impairment — a condition in which a part of your body or mind is damaged and does not work well. In Chinese: 损伤，损害.
impairment is pronounced /ɪmˈpɛərmənt/.
The driver's visual impairment made it necessary for him to rely on public transportation for his daily commute. (司机的视觉损伤使他日常通勤不得不依赖公共交通。)
disability, defect, damage — all close in meaning to impairment (a condition in which a part of your body or mind is damaged and does not work well).
improvement, enhancement — each the opposite of impairment (a condition in which a part of your body or mind is damaged and does not work well).
Yes. impairment 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.