The perceptive art critic noticed how the painter's use of shadow subtly shifted the viewer's emotional focus.
这位敏锐的艺术评论家注意到画家对阴影的运用如何微妙地转移了观众的情感焦点。
Which choice best defines “perceptive”?
B — Having or showing sensitive insight. “perceptive” means having or showing sensitive insight.
Which word means “having or showing sensitive insight”?
C — perceptive. “perceptive” means having or showing sensitive insight.
perceptive — having or showing sensitive insight. In Chinese: 洞察力强的，敏锐的.
perceptive is pronounced /pərˈsɛptɪv/.
The perceptive art critic noticed how the painter's use of shadow subtly shifted the viewer's emotional focus. (这位敏锐的艺术评论家注意到画家对阴影的运用如何微妙地转移了观众的情感焦点。)
insightful, astute, discerning — all close in meaning to perceptive (having or showing sensitive insight).
obtuse, unobservant — each the opposite of perceptive (having or showing sensitive insight).
Yes. perceptive is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
per(completely)+cept(take)+ive(adjective suffix) → able to completely grasp things → keen