The invention of the printing press had a profound impact on the spread of knowledge across Renaissance Europe.
印刷术的发明对知识在文艺复兴时期欧洲的传播产生了深远的影响。
Which choice best defines “profound”?
C — Very deep, meaningful. “profound” means very deep, meaningful.
Which word means “very deep, meaningful”?
C — profound. “profound” means very deep, meaningful.
profound — very deep, meaningful. In Chinese: 深刻的，意义重大的.
profound is pronounced /prəˈfaʊnd/.
The invention of the printing press had a profound impact on the spread of knowledge across Renaissance Europe. (印刷术的发明对知识在文艺复兴时期欧洲的传播产生了深远的影响。)
deep, far-reaching, significant — all close in meaning to profound (very deep, meaningful).
superficial, shallow — each the opposite of profound (very deep, meaningful).
Yes. profound 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.
pro(strengthen)+found(basic)