sophisticated

英 [s?'f?st?ke?t?d] 美[s?'f?st?ket?d]

反義詞

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比較級:?more sophisticated ;最高級:?most sophisticated;

1、soph- + -isticated (復合后綴)。

sophisticated 老練的，見過世面的，復雜的，先進的，精密的

來自 sophisticate,詭辯，強詞奪理，-ed,形容詞后綴。字面意思即詭辯的，強詞奪理的，后詞義由貶義轉褒義，用于形容人老練的，見過世面的，或機器復雜的，先進的，精密的等。

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.

1. The family are rich, and extremely sophisticated and cosmopolitan.: 這家人很富有，老于世故，而且見多識廣。

2. Honeybees use one of the most sophisticated communication systems of any insect.: 蜜蜂之間所用的交流方式是昆蟲中最為復雜的方式之一。

3. Cocktails at the Plaza was a nightly ritual of their sophisticated world.: 到廣場飯店喝雞尾酒是他們這個高雅時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.: 追求放慢生活節奏的人群渴望告別喧囂的城市，過簡單的生活。

5. Some sign languages are very sophisticated means of communication.: 有些手語可以表達非常復雜的內容。