Archaeologists uncovered tangible evidence of early agriculture, including carbonized seeds and stone grinding tools.
考古学家发现了早期农业的有形证据,包括碳化的种子和石制磨具。
Which choice best defines “tangible”?
C — Able to be touched. “tangible” means able to be touched.
Which word means “able to be touched”?
B — tangible. “tangible” means able to be touched.
tangible — able to be touched. In Chinese: 有形的,实际的.
tangible is pronounced /ˈtændʒəbl/.
Archaeologists uncovered tangible evidence of early agriculture, including carbonized seeds and stone grinding tools. (考古学家发现了早期农业的有形证据,包括碳化的种子和石制磨具。)
physical, concrete, palpable — all close in meaning to tangible (able to be touched).
intangible, abstract — each the opposite of tangible (able to be touched).
Yes. tangible 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.
tang(contact)+ible(able)