After testing several materials, the engineers selected a lightweight alloy suitable for the bridge's load-bearing cables.
在测试了几种材料后，工程师们选择了一种适合桥梁承重缆索的轻质合金。
Which choice best defines “suitable”?
A — Appropriate for a particular purpose. “suitable” means appropriate for a particular purpose.
Which word means “appropriate for a particular purpose”?
A — suitable. “suitable” means appropriate for a particular purpose.
suitable — appropriate for a particular purpose. In Chinese: 合适的.
suitable is pronounced /ˈsuːtəbl/.
After testing several materials, the engineers selected a lightweight alloy suitable for the bridge's load-bearing cables. (在测试了几种材料后，工程师们选择了一种适合桥梁承重缆索的轻质合金。)
appropriate, fitting, proper — all close in meaning to suitable (appropriate for a particular purpose).
unsuitable, inappropriate — each the opposite of suitable (appropriate for a particular purpose).
Yes. suitable 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.