The scientist issued a formal statement clarifying the methodology used in the controversial study.
科学家发表正式声明，澄清了这项有争议研究所用的方法。
Which choice best defines “statement”?
A — Something that is said or written formally. “statement” means something that is said or written formally.
Which word means “something that is said or written formally”?
B — statement. “statement” means something that is said or written formally.
statement — something that is said or written formally. In Chinese: 声明，陈述.
statement is pronounced /ˈsteɪtmənt/.
The scientist issued a formal statement clarifying the methodology used in the controversial study. (科学家发表正式声明，澄清了这项有争议研究所用的方法。)
declaration, announcement, assertion — all close in meaning to statement (something that is said or written formally).
question, silence — each the opposite of statement (something that is said or written formally).
Yes. statement 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.