sophisticate
n. 久经世故的人, 精于...之道的人 vt. 篡改, 曲解, 使变得世故, 掺合, 弄复杂 vi. 诡辩
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释义与例句
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A person who is sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”), or who has sophisticated tastes.
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To make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
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To make (something) more sophisticated (“complex, developed, or refined”); to develop, to refine.
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To make (oneself or someone) more sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”); to cosmopolitanize.
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To alter and make impure (something) by mixing it with some foreign or inferior substance, especially with an intention to deceive; to adulterate; (generally) to corrupt or deceive (someone, their thinking, etc.).
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To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.
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To apply an artificial technique to (something).
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To practise sophistry (“the (deliberate) making of arguments that seem plausible but are fallacious or misleading”).
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Synonym of sophisticated (adjective).
Of a person: experienced in the ways of the world; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.
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Synonym of sophisticated (adjective).
Of art or other things: appealing to the tastes of an intellectual or sophisticated (sense 1.1) person; cerebral; also, cultured, elegant, refined.
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Synonym of sophisticated (adjective).
Mixed with a foreign or inferior substance; not genuine or pure; adulterated, impure.
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Synonym of sophisticated (adjective).
Of a thing: having its meaning changed in a deceptive or misleading way.
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词汇关系
词源
From a substantivation of the above adjective or back-formation of the verb, either on the basis of -ate (noun-forming suffix).
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