Young seedlings are especially susceptible to frost damage, so gardeners often cover them on cold nights.
幼小的幼苗特别容易受到霜冻损害，因此园丁常在寒冷的夜晚给它们覆盖。
Which choice best defines “susceptible”?
A — Easily influenced or affected. “susceptible” means easily influenced or affected.
Which word means “easily influenced or affected”?
D — susceptible. “susceptible” means easily influenced or affected.
susceptible — easily influenced or affected. In Chinese: 易受影响的，易感的.
susceptible is pronounced /səˈseptəbl/.
Young seedlings are especially susceptible to frost damage, so gardeners often cover them on cold nights. (幼小的幼苗特别容易受到霜冻损害，因此园丁常在寒冷的夜晚给它们覆盖。)
vulnerable, prone, liable — all close in meaning to susceptible (easily influenced or affected).
resistant, immune — each the opposite of susceptible (easily influenced or affected).
Yes. susceptible is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. 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.
suscept(easily affected)+ible(capable of)