The pervasive use of smartphones has transformed how students access information in modern classrooms.
智能手机的普遍使用改变了现代课堂中学生获取信息的方式。
Which choice best defines “pervasive”?
C — Widespread; penetrating; prevalent. “pervasive” means widespread; penetrating; prevalent.
Which word means “widespread; penetrating; prevalent”?
C — pervasive. “pervasive” means widespread; penetrating; prevalent.
pervasive — widespread; penetrating; prevalent. In Chinese: 普遍的；弥漫的.
pervasive is pronounced /pərˈveɪsɪv/.
The pervasive use of smartphones has transformed how students access information in modern classrooms. (智能手机的普遍使用改变了现代课堂中学生获取信息的方式。)
widespread, prevalent, ubiquitous — all close in meaning to pervasive (widespread; penetrating; prevalent).
rare, limited — each the opposite of pervasive (widespread; penetrating; prevalent).
Yes. pervasive 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- (everywhere) + vade (go) + sive → pervasive, omnipresent.