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.
中文解释
1、soph- + -isticated (复合后缀)。
实用例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
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。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Some sign languages are very sophisticated means of communication.