sophisticated

英 [sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd] 美 [sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd]

• adj. 老练的；精密的；复杂的；久经世故的

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 老练的; 世故的

   experienced in and understanding the ways of society

2. 精密的,尖端的

   produced or developed with a high level of skill and knowledge

3. 高雅的,有教养的

   refined, fine breeding

英英释义

Adjective:

1. having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire;

   "sophisticated young socialites"
   "a sophisticated audience"
   "a sophisticated lifestyle"
   "a sophisticated book"
   

2. ahead in development; complex or intricate;

   "advanced technology"
   "a sophisticated electronic control system"
   

3. intellectually appealing;

   "a sophisticated drama"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. She is such a sophisticated woman that she saw through his trick at the first sight.
   她是个十分老练的女人,她一眼就看穿了他的把戏。
2. As far as defense is concerned, we need to buy more sophisticated weapons.
   就防御的观点来说，我们需要购买更多精密的武器。
3. The publisher's techniques for the promotion of his books have become increasingly sophisticated since the 1950s.
   自20世纪50年代以来,出版商推销书籍的方式愈加复杂。
4. I'd rather deal with a simple man than a sophisticated man.
   我宁愿与纯朴的人打交道,不愿与世故的人交往。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. Mr. Smith is a sophisticated world traveler.
   史密斯先生是一位老练的环球旅行家。
2. I can't work this sophisticated new equipment.
   我不能操作这种尖端的新设备。
3. This is a very sophisticated machine.
   这是一台非常精密的机器。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.
   移居伦敦后她变得世故多了。
2. This problem is highly sophisticated.
   这个问题十分复杂。

经典引文

• The kind of sophisticated audience..that can appreciate and discriminate on its own.

  出自： D. Macdonald

• A sophisticated cabaret artist whose vocal mimicry and jazz-man scat account for..his onstage success.

  出自：Rolling Stone

• A camel's hair coat..understated, sophisticated.

  出自： R. Jaffe

词汇搭配

• sophisticate 久经世故的人...
• sophisticated heat exchanger 高级热交换器...
• sophisticated vocabulary 精细词汇表
• sophisticated signal 复杂信号
• sophisticated technique [法] 尖端技术...
• sophisticated calculator 高级计算器

词义辨析

complex，complicated，sophisticated，intricate

• 这些形容词均含“复杂的”之意。
• complex侧重内在关系的复杂，需通过仔细研究与了解才能掌握和运用。
• complicated与complex的含义接近，但语气更强，着重极其复杂，很难分析、分辨或解释。
• sophisticated侧重指事物发展到或达到高级的程度所体现出的复杂。
• intricate着重指错综复杂，令人迷惑理解。

词源解说

• ☆ 直接源自拉丁语的sophisticare，意为复杂的、老练的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• cultured
• seasoned

【反义词】

• simple
• unsophisticated