Engineers devised an innovative solution to reduce traffic congestion by implementing synchronized traffic signals.
工程师设计了一种创新解决方案，通过实施同步交通信号来减少交通拥堵。
Which choice best defines “solution”?
C — Answer to a problem. “solution” means answer to a problem.
Which word means “answer to a problem”?
C — solution. “solution” means answer to a problem.
solution — answer to a problem. In Chinese: 解决办法.
solution is pronounced /səˈluːʃn/.
Engineers devised an innovative solution to reduce traffic congestion by implementing synchronized traffic signals. (工程师设计了一种创新解决方案，通过实施同步交通信号来减少交通拥堵。)
resolution, answer, remedy — all close in meaning to solution (answer to a problem).
problem, dilemma — each the opposite of solution (answer to a problem).
Yes. solution 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.
solve(solution) + tion(noun)