The architect aimed for a pleasing balance between symmetry and natural light in the museum's design.
建筑师旨在博物馆设计中实现对称与自然光之间的令人愉悦的平衡。
Translator Karim Aziz argues that prioritizing rhythm over precise meaning risks distorting the author's original intent in ways that no amount of pleasing sound can justify.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “pleasing”?
A — Giving pleasure or satisfaction. “pleasing” means giving pleasure or satisfaction.
Which word means “giving pleasure or satisfaction”?
A — pleasing. “pleasing” means giving pleasure or satisfaction.
pleasing — giving pleasure or satisfaction. In Chinese: 令人愉快的.
pleasing is pronounced /ˈpliːzɪŋ/.
The architect aimed for a pleasing balance between symmetry and natural light in the museum's design. (建筑师旨在博物馆设计中实现对称与自然光之间的令人愉悦的平衡。)
gratifying, satisfying, agreeable — all close in meaning to pleasing (giving pleasure or satisfaction).
displeasing, unsatisfying — each the opposite of pleasing (giving pleasure or satisfaction).
Yes. pleasing 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.