The critic's sneering review dismissed the artist's innovative technique as a mere gimmick.
评论家讥讽的评论将艺术家的创新技法斥为纯粹的噱头。
Which choice best defines “sneering”?
D — Showing contempt or mocking. “sneering” means showing contempt or mocking.
Which word means “showing contempt or mocking”?
A — sneering. “sneering” means showing contempt or mocking.
sneering — showing contempt or mocking. In Chinese: 嘲笑的，讥讽的.
sneering is pronounced /ˈsnɪərɪŋ/.
The critic's sneering review dismissed the artist's innovative technique as a mere gimmick. (评论家讥讽的评论将艺术家的创新技法斥为纯粹的噱头。)
scornful, mocking, contemptuous — all close in meaning to sneering (showing contempt or mocking).
respectful, admiring — each the opposite of sneering (showing contempt or mocking).
Yes. sneering 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.