The professor's stimulating lecture on quantum mechanics sparked lively debate among the students.
教授关于量子力学的激励性讲座在学生中引发了热烈的讨论。
Which choice best defines “stimulating”?
A — Encouraging interest or enthusiasm. “stimulating” means encouraging interest or enthusiasm.
Which word means “encouraging interest or enthusiasm”?
D — stimulating. “stimulating” means encouraging interest or enthusiasm.
stimulating — encouraging interest or enthusiasm. In Chinese: 激励的，刺激的.
stimulating is pronounced /ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ/.
The professor's stimulating lecture on quantum mechanics sparked lively debate among the students. (教授关于量子力学的激励性讲座在学生中引发了热烈的讨论。)
engaging, provocative, inspirational — all close in meaning to stimulating (encouraging interest or enthusiasm).
boring, dull — each the opposite of stimulating (encouraging interest or enthusiasm).
Yes. stimulating 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.