The newly developed alloy is highly resistant to corrosion, making it ideal for underwater archaeological equipment.
这种新开发的合金高度耐腐蚀，非常适合用于水下考古设备。
Which choice best defines “resistant”?
C — Not affected by something. “resistant” means not affected by something.
Which word means “not affected by something”?
A — resistant. “resistant” means not affected by something.
resistant — not affected by something. In Chinese: 抵抗的，耐...的.
resistant is pronounced /rɪˈzɪstənt/.
The newly developed alloy is highly resistant to corrosion, making it ideal for underwater archaeological equipment. (这种新开发的合金高度耐腐蚀，非常适合用于水下考古设备。)
immune, impervious, proof — all close in meaning to resistant (not affected by something).
susceptible, vulnerable — each the opposite of resistant (not affected by something).
Yes. resistant 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.