sophisticated

英 [sə'fɪstɪkeɪtɪd] 美[sə'fɪstɪketɪd]

adj. 复杂的；精致的；久经世故的；富有经验的
v. 使变得世故；使迷惑；篡改（sophisticate的过去分词形式）

近义词 veteran cosmopolitan aristocratic experienced learned

反义词 naive simple unsophisticated

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英英释义

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. marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel;: "the sophisticated manners of a true cosmopolite"; "urbane and pliant...he was at ease even in the drawing rooms of Paris"

4. intellectually appealing;: "a sophisticated drama"

同义词辨析

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。

考试真题

It grows sophisticated with practice.

But is there a point where it reaches capacity?The answer is no, because brains are more sophisticated than that.

It will be possible to create more sophisticated moral machines, if only we can find a way to set out human values as clear rules.

It has become an inevitable peril as technology gets more sophisticated.

Develop a more sophisticated program.

As artificial intelligence ( ' , AI) becomes increasingly sophisticated, there are growing concerns that robots could become a threat.

As artificial intelligence A becomes increasingly sophisticated, there are growing concerns that robots could become a threat.

The answer is no, because brains are more sophisticated than that.

USPS has sophisticated emergency plans for natural disasters.

It involves the application of sophisticated technology.

LOL has evolved into something much subtler and sophisticated and is used even when nothing is remotely amusing.

The newer trend is to start recruiting poor and non-white students as early as the seventh grade, using innovative tools to identify kids with sophisticated verbal skills.

Some experts even consider lying a developmental milestone, like crawling and walking, because it requires sophisticated planning, attention and the ability to see a situation from someone else5 s perspective to manipulate them.

The area's ship building tradition, partly established by the Vikings, also meant that sophisticated carpentry was a major aspect of the local culture.

ai "vision" today is not nearly as sophisticated as that of humans.

mies' sophisticated presentation masked the fact that the spaces he designed were small and efficient, rather than big and often empty.

实用场景例句

the sophisticated pleasures of city life: 城市生活中五花八门的享乐

Mark is a smart and sophisticated young man.: 马克是一个聪明老成的年轻人。

highly sophisticated computer systems: 十分先进的计算机系统

Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time.: 医疗技术日益复杂精妙。

a sophisticated audience: 有鉴赏力的观众

Honeybees use one of the most sophisticated communication systems of any insect.: 蜜蜂之间所用的交流方式是昆虫中最为复杂的方式之一。

...a large and sophisticated new British telescope.: 一架崭新的大型英式精密望远镜

Claude was a charming, sophisticated companion...: 克劳德是一个很有魅力、见多识广的伙伴。

Recently her tastes have become more sophisticated.: 最近她的品位越发优雅时髦起来。

These people are very sophisticated observers of the foreign policy scene.: 这些人是观察外交政策领域动向的行家里手。

Texture of foods can be measured with sophisticated mechanical testing machines.: 食品的质构可以通过精密的机械测量装置进行检测.

This more sophisticated devices that require a high level of specialist operations, and validation.: 这种更精密的设备需要高水平的专家操作和验证.

This can be done using highly sophisticated techniques and equipment available at our Ocular Health Service.: 透过先进的设备及技术使诊断更准确.

The People CMM stages the implementation of increasingly sophisticated workforce practices across these maturity levels.: 人员能力成熟度模型沿着这些成熟度等级逐步执行日益复杂的生产力实践.

Much economic progress consists of reducing transaction costs to allow more sophisticated transactions to take place.: 经济的进步,很大程度上就是降低交易成本,使更为先进复杂的交易成为可能.

Mr. Smith is a sophisticated world traveler.: 史密斯先生是一位老练的环球旅行家.

This is a very sophisticated machine.: 这是一台非常精密的机器.

The airplane has a sophisticated electronic guidance system.: 这架飞机有一套尖端的电子导航系统.

She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.: 移居伦敦后她变得世故多了.

the sophisticated pleasures of city life: 城市生活中五花八门的享乐

Folk psychology comes closer to the obvious truth than the most sophisticated theories.: 比起最复杂的理论，大众心理学更接近那些显而易见的事实。

The family are rich, and extremely sophisticated and cosmopolitan.: 这家人很富有，老于世故，而且见多识广。

Highbrow critics sniff that the programme was "too sophisticated" to appeal to most viewers.: 品位高雅的批评家们轻蔑地表示，该节目“太深奥”，对多数观众没有吸引力。

He comes across as an intelligent, sophisticated, charmer.: 他给人的印象是有头脑、老练，很会讨人喜欢。

Honeybees use one of the most sophisticated communication systems of any insect.: 蜜蜂之间所用的交流方式是昆虫中最为复杂的方式之一。

Cocktails at the Plaza was a nightly ritual of their sophisticated world.: 到广场饭店喝鸡尾酒是他们这个高雅时髦的圈子中的人每晚必做的事情。

词态变化

比较级: more sophisticated ;最高级: most sophisticated;

助记提示

1、soph- + -isticated (复合后缀)。

中文词源

sophisticated 老练的，见过世面的，复杂的，先进的，精密的

来自 sophisticate,诡辩，强词夺理，-ed,形容词后缀。字面意思即诡辩的，强词夺理的，后词义由贬义转褒义，用于形容人老练的，见过世面的，或机器复杂的，先进的，精密的等。

英文词源

sophisticated (adj.): c. 1600, "mixed with a foreign substance, impure; no longer simple or natural," past participle adjective from sophisticate (v.). Of persons, with a positive sense, "worldly-wise, discriminating, cultured," from 1895.

双语例句

1. The family are rich, and extremely sophisticated and cosmopolitan.: 这家人很富有，老于世故，而且见多识广。

2. Honeybees use one of the most sophisticated communication systems of any insect.: 蜜蜂之间所用的交流方式是昆虫中最为复杂的方式之一。

3. Cocktails at the Plaza was a nightly ritual of their sophisticated world.: 到广场饭店喝鸡尾酒是他们这个高雅时髦的圈子中的人每晚必做的事情。

4. Downshifters are being tempted to leave the sophisticated city and go simple.: 追求放慢生活节奏的人群渴望告别喧嚣的城市，过简单的生活。

5. Some sign languages are very sophisticated means of communication.: 有些手语可以表达非常复杂的内容。