Regular exercise has a positive effect on cardiovascular health, reducing the risk of heart disease over time.
规律运动对心血管健康有积极影响，长期来看可降低患心脏病的风险。
A political scientist claims that negative campaign advertisements, while often criticized, are actually more effective than positive ads at increasing voter turnout among a candidate's base.
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A workplace study found that employees who received brief, specific recognition immediately after completing a project reported higher motivation on their next project than employees who received equally positive but vaguer recognition delivered weeks later.
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Which choice best defines “positive”?
D — Having a good or beneficial effect. “positive” means having a good or beneficial effect.
Which word means “having a good or beneficial effect”?
C — positive. “positive” means having a good or beneficial effect.
positive — having a good or beneficial effect. In Chinese: 积极的.
positive is pronounced /ˈpɑːzətɪv/.
Regular exercise has a positive effect on cardiovascular health, reducing the risk of heart disease over time. (规律运动对心血管健康有积极影响，长期来看可降低患心脏病的风险。)
beneficial, constructive, favorable — all close in meaning to positive (having a good or beneficial effect).
negative, harmful — each the opposite of positive (having a good or beneficial effect).
Yes. positive 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.