(in the US) a test taken by high school students in order to prepare for the SAT (the abbreviation for ‘Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test’) (在美国)高中生为准备SAT(“初步学业能力测验”的缩写)而进行的一项测试 CultureThe PSAT is sometimes called the PSAT/NMSQT (Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test), because students who do well can receive money from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation to attend a college or university.