The tragic collapse of the ancient bridge during the flood highlighted the need for better preservation.
洪水期间古桥的悲剧性坍塌凸显了加强保护的必要性。
Which choice best defines “tragic”?
C — Very sad, disastrous. “tragic” means very sad, disastrous.
Which word means “very sad, disastrous”?
D — tragic. “tragic” means very sad, disastrous.
tragic — very sad, disastrous. In Chinese: 悲剧的.
tragic is pronounced /ˈtrædʒɪk/.
The tragic collapse of the ancient bridge during the flood highlighted the need for better preservation. (洪水期间古桥的悲剧性坍塌凸显了加强保护的必要性。)
disastrous, catastrophic, heartbreaking — all close in meaning to tragic (very sad, disastrous).
fortunate, joyful — each the opposite of tragic (very sad, disastrous).
Yes. tragic 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.
trag(Tragedy)+ic.