The young inventor faced ridicule from skeptics, yet her prototype for a solar-powered water purifier proved remarkably effective.
这位年轻的发明家遭到怀疑者的嘲笑，然而她设计的太阳能净水器原型却证明非常有效。
Which choice best defines “ridicule”?
D — To mock; deride.. “ridicule” means To mock; deride..
Which word means “To mock; deride.”?
D — ridicule. “ridicule” means To mock; deride..
ridicule — To mock; deride.. In Chinese: 嘲笑；讥讽.
ridicule is pronounced //ˈrɪdɪkjuːl//.
The young inventor faced ridicule from skeptics, yet her prototype for a solar-powered water purifier proved remarkably effective. (这位年轻的发明家遭到怀疑者的嘲笑，然而她设计的太阳能净水器原型却证明非常有效。)
mock, deride, taunt — all close in meaning to ridicule (To mock; deride.).
praise, honor — each the opposite of ridicule (To mock; deride.).
Yes. ridicule 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.
rid(笑) → 拿来取笑。