The city council took a pragmatic approach to traffic congestion, prioritizing affordable bus lanes over costly subway expansions.
市议会采取务实态度应对交通拥堵，优先考虑经济实惠的公交专用道，而非昂贵的地铁扩建。
Which choice best defines “pragmatic”?
B — Practical; concerned with results.. “pragmatic” means Practical; concerned with results..
Which word means “Practical; concerned with results.”?
C — pragmatic. “pragmatic” means Practical; concerned with results..
pragmatic — Practical; concerned with results.. In Chinese: 务实的；实用主义的.
pragmatic is pronounced //præɡˈmætɪk//.
The city council took a pragmatic approach to traffic congestion, prioritizing affordable bus lanes over costly subway expansions. (市议会采取务实态度应对交通拥堵，优先考虑经济实惠的公交专用道，而非昂贵的地铁扩建。)
realistic, sensible, down-to-earth — all close in meaning to pragmatic (Practical; concerned with results.).
idealistic, impractical — each the opposite of pragmatic (Practical; concerned with results.).
Yes. pragmatic 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.
pragma(行动) → 讲实效。