Seeds carried by migrating birds link the island's plant communities to those of the mainland hundreds of kilometers away.
候鸟携带的种子把这座岛屿的植物群落与数百公里外的大陆连在一起。
Which choice best defines “mainland”?
A — The principal landmass of a country or continent. “mainland” means the principal landmass of a country or continent.
Which word means “the principal landmass of a country or continent”?
A — mainland. “mainland” means the principal landmass of a country or continent.
mainland — the principal landmass of a country or continent. In Chinese: 大陆.
mainland is pronounced /ˈmeɪnlænd/.
Seeds carried by migrating birds link the island's plant communities to those of the mainland hundreds of kilometers away. (候鸟携带的种子把这座岛屿的植物群落与数百公里外的大陆连在一起。)
continent, landmass, interior — all close in meaning to mainland (the principal landmass of a country or continent).
island, offshore — each the opposite of mainland (the principal landmass of a country or continent).
Yes. mainland 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.