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nourishment

/ˈnʌrɪʃmənt/
English Definition
n. food and other things needed for health and growth
中文释义
营养
Example Sentence

Deep-sea vent communities rely on chemical nourishment rather than sunlight for their energy needs.

深海热泉群落依赖化学营养而非阳光来满足其能量需求。

Synonyms
sustenance nutriment food
Antonyms
starvation malnutrition
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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “nourishment”?

  1. A Person who suffers harm
  2. B Food and other things needed for health and growth
  3. C Traditional story, widely held false belief
  4. D A false idea or belief; something that is not what it seems
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B — Food and other things needed for health and growth. “nourishment” means food and other things needed for health and growth.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “food and other things needed for health and growth”?

  1. A illusion
  2. B victim
  3. C nourishment
  4. D myth
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C — nourishment. “nourishment” means food and other things needed for health and growth.

Common questions about “nourishment”

What does “nourishment” mean?

nourishment — food and other things needed for health and growth. In Chinese: 营养.

How do you pronounce “nourishment”?

nourishment is pronounced /ˈnʌrɪʃmənt/.

How is “nourishment” used in a sentence?

Deep-sea vent communities rely on chemical nourishment rather than sunlight for their energy needs. (深海热泉群落依赖化学营养而非阳光来满足其能量需求。)

What are synonyms for “nourishment”?

sustenance, nutriment, food — all close in meaning to nourishment (food and other things needed for health and growth).

What is the opposite of “nourishment”?

starvation, malnutrition — each the opposite of nourishment (food and other things needed for health and growth).

Is “nourishment” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. nourishment 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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