The architect's restrained use of color and ornament gave the museum a sense of quiet elegance that appealed to visitors.
建筑师对色彩和装饰的克制使用赋予了博物馆一种宁静优雅的感觉，深受游客喜爱。
Which choice best defines “restrained”?
B — Controlled or limited. “restrained” means controlled or limited.
Which word means “controlled or limited”?
C — restrained. “restrained” means controlled or limited.
restrained — controlled or limited. In Chinese: 克制的，受限制的.
restrained is pronounced /rɪˈstreɪnd/.
The architect's restrained use of color and ornament gave the museum a sense of quiet elegance that appealed to visitors. (建筑师对色彩和装饰的克制使用赋予了博物馆一种宁静优雅的感觉，深受游客喜爱。)
controlled, moderate, temperate — all close in meaning to restrained (controlled or limited).
unrestrained, excessive — each the opposite of restrained (controlled or limited).
Yes. restrained 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.