The proposal to measure a canyon's depth with a hundred-meter tape struck the surveyors as ludicrous.
用百米卷尺测量峡谷深度的提议，在测量员看来荒唐可笑。
Which choice best defines “ludicrous”?
A — Absurdly ridiculous.. “ludicrous” means Absurdly ridiculous..
Which word means “Absurdly ridiculous.”?
C — ludicrous. “ludicrous” means Absurdly ridiculous..
ludicrous — Absurdly ridiculous.. In Chinese: 荒唐可笑的；滑稽的.
ludicrous is pronounced //ˈluːdɪkrəs//.
The proposal to measure a canyon's depth with a hundred-meter tape struck the surveyors as ludicrous. (用百米卷尺测量峡谷深度的提议，在测量员看来荒唐可笑。)
absurd, preposterous, farcical — all close in meaning to ludicrous (Absurdly ridiculous.).
sensible, reasonable — each the opposite of ludicrous (Absurdly ridiculous.).
Yes. ludicrous is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. 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.
lud(玩) → 像儿戏 → 荒唐。