The received wisdom among geologists for decades held that the Earth's crust was static, until plate tectonics theory challenged that assumption.
数十年来，地质学家中公认的智慧认为地壳是静止的，直到板块构造理论挑战了这一假设。
Psychologist Rina Okafor's study of 200 employees found that workers who received frequent, small praise from managers reported higher job satisfaction than those who received infrequent, large rewards, and she concluded that praise frequency matters more than praise magnitude.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Education researcher Owen Castillo counters that standardized tests largely reflect a student's socioeconomic background rather than the quality of instruction they received, since test-preparation resources are unevenly distributed.
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A workplace study found that employees who received specific, actionable feedback from managers ('revise the third paragraph to include supporting data') improved their performance more over three months than employees who received only general praise or general criticism without specific suggestions.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Which choice best defines “received”?
B — Generally accepted as true or correct. “received” means generally accepted as true or correct.
Which word means “generally accepted as true or correct”?
D — received. “received” means generally accepted as true or correct.
received — generally accepted as true or correct. In Chinese: 被接受的，公认的.
received is pronounced /rɪˈsiːvd/.
The received wisdom among geologists for decades held that the Earth's crust was static, until plate tectonics theory challenged that assumption. (数十年来，地质学家中公认的智慧认为地壳是静止的，直到板块构造理论挑战了这一假设。)
accepted, established, conventional — all close in meaning to received (generally accepted as true or correct).
novel, unorthodox — each the opposite of received (generally accepted as true or correct).
Yes. received 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.