The material's susceptibility to corrosion limited its use in coastal construction projects.
这种材料易受腐蚀的特性限制了它在沿海建筑项目中的使用。
Which choice best defines “susceptibility”?
C — The state of being easily affected or influenced. “susceptibility” means the state of being easily affected or influenced.
Which word means “the state of being easily affected or influenced”?
D — susceptibility. “susceptibility” means the state of being easily affected or influenced.
susceptibility — the state of being easily affected or influenced. In Chinese: 易受影响性，敏感性.
susceptibility is pronounced /səˌsɛptəˈbɪlɪti/.
The material's susceptibility to corrosion limited its use in coastal construction projects. (这种材料易受腐蚀的特性限制了它在沿海建筑项目中的使用。)
vulnerability, sensitivity, predisposition — all close in meaning to susceptibility (the state of being easily affected or influenced).
immunity, resistance — each the opposite of susceptibility (the state of being easily affected or influenced).
Yes. susceptibility 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.