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spacious

/ˈspeɪʃəs/
English Definition
adj. large, roomy
中文释义
宽敞的
Example Sentence

The new library's spacious reading room, with its high ceilings and tall windows, accommodates hundreds of students without feeling crowded.

新图书馆宽敞的阅览室,天花板很高,窗户很大,能容纳数百名学生而不显得拥挤。

Synonyms
roomy ample capacious
Antonyms
cramped confined
Seen in practice — from the Digital SAT question bank

The opening chapter of the memoir describes a cramped, chaotic family kitchen; that same kitchen reappears in the final chapter, now calm and spacious, after the author's family has moved into a larger home.

From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure

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space (space)+ous (many).
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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “spacious”?

  1. A Large, roomy
  2. B Able to be moved or carried from one place to another
  3. C National, central government
  4. D Having or showing skill
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A — Large, roomy. “spacious” means large, roomy.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “large, roomy”?

  1. A skillful
  2. B transportable
  3. C federal
  4. D spacious
Show answer

D — spacious. “spacious” means large, roomy.

Common questions about “spacious”

What does “spacious” mean?

spacious — large, roomy. In Chinese: 宽敞的.

How do you pronounce “spacious”?

spacious is pronounced /ˈspeɪʃəs/.

How is “spacious” used in a sentence?

The new library's spacious reading room, with its high ceilings and tall windows, accommodates hundreds of students without feeling crowded. (新图书馆宽敞的阅览室,天花板很高,窗户很大,能容纳数百名学生而不显得拥挤。)

What are synonyms for “spacious”?

roomy, ample, capacious — all close in meaning to spacious (large, roomy).

What is the opposite of “spacious”?

cramped, confined — each the opposite of spacious (large, roomy).

Is “spacious” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. spacious 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.

How can I remember “spacious”?

space (space)+ous (many).

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