Sophisticated



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj. 老于世故的; ( 仪器) 精密的
• ［英］ adj. 老于世故的; ( 仪器) 精密的 ( highly complicated)
• ［记］ sophist ( 诡辩者) ＋icated
• ［例］ a sophisticated entrepreneur ( 老练的企业家)

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Medieval Latin sophisticatus
• Date: 1601
• 1. deprived of native or original simplicity: as
  • a. highly complicated or developed ; complex <sophisticated electronic devices>
  • b. having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience <a sophisticated lady>
• 2. devoid of grossness: as
  • a. finely experienced and aware <a sophisticated columnist>
  • b. intellectually appealing <a sophisticated novel>
• ? sophisticatedly adverb
• Synonyms:
  • sophisticated, worldly-wise, blasé mean experienced in the ways of the world. sophisticated often implies refinement, urbanity, cleverness, and cultivation <guests at her salon were usually rich and sophisticated>. worldly-wise suggests a close and practical knowledge of the affairs and manners of society and an inclination toward materialism<a worldly-wise woman with a philosophy of personal independence>. blasé implies a lack of responsiveness to common joys as a result of a real or affected surfeit of experience and cultivation<blasé travelers who claimed to have been everywhere>.

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