The scientist's penetrating analysis of the data revealed a subtle pattern that had eluded previous researchers for decades.
科学家对数据的敏锐分析揭示了一个几十年来一直未被先前研究者发现的微妙模式。
Which choice best defines “penetrating”?
A — Able to make a way through or into something. “penetrating” means able to make a way through or into something.
Which word means “able to make a way through or into something”?
A — penetrating. “penetrating” means able to make a way through or into something.
penetrating — able to make a way through or into something. In Chinese: 穿透的，敏锐的.
penetrating is pronounced /ˈpɛnɪtreɪtɪŋ/.
The scientist's penetrating analysis of the data revealed a subtle pattern that had eluded previous researchers for decades. (科学家对数据的敏锐分析揭示了一个几十年来一直未被先前研究者发现的微妙模式。)
piercing, sharp, incisive — all close in meaning to penetrating (able to make a way through or into something).
superficial, shallow — each the opposite of penetrating (able to make a way through or into something).
Yes. penetrating 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.