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

发音

US /səˈfɪstɪkeɪt/
其它
UK /səˈfɪstɪkeɪt/
US /səˈfɪstɪkət/
其它
UK /səˈfɪstɪkət/

词形变化

sophisticates 复数 sophisticates sophisticated sophisticates 三单 sophisticating sophisticating 现在分词 sophisticated 过去式 sophisticated 过去分词 more sophisticate 比较级 most sophisticate 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who is sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”), or who has sophisticated tastes.

v.
  1. 1.

    To make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To make (something) more sophisticated (“complex, developed, or refined”); to develop, to refine.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To make (oneself or someone) more sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”); to cosmopolitanize.

    及物
  4. 4.

    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.).

    比喻 及物
  5. 5.

    To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.

    及物
  6. 6.

    To apply an artificial technique to (something).

    古体 及物
  7. 7.

    To practise sophistry (“the (deliberate) making of arguments that seem plausible but are fallacious or misleading”).

    不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of sophisticated (adjective).

    Of a person: experienced in the ways of the world; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.

  2. 2.

    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.

  3. 3.

    Synonym of sophisticated (adjective).

    Mixed with a foreign or inferior substance; not genuine or pure; adulterated, impure.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    Synonym of sophisticated (adjective).

    Of a thing: having its meaning changed in a deceptive or misleading way.

    废旧

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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