The sudden occurrence of a solar flare can disrupt satellite communications for several hours.
太阳耀斑的突然发生可能会中断卫星通信数小时。
Which choice best defines “occurrence”?
C — Something that happens. “occurrence” means something that happens.
Which word means “something that happens”?
C — occurrence. “occurrence” means something that happens.
occurrence — something that happens. In Chinese: 事件.
occurrence is pronounced /əˈkʌrəns/.
The sudden occurrence of a solar flare can disrupt satellite communications for several hours. (太阳耀斑的突然发生可能会中断卫星通信数小时。)
event, incident, phenomenon — all close in meaning to occurrence (something that happens).
Yes. occurrence 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.