a/an + adj + sophisticate
sophisticate 作名词时为可数名词，单数形式前通常要加描述性形容词和冠词。
A true sophisticate never brags about the labels he wears.
真正见过世面的人从不炫耀自己穿的是什么牌子。
一个老练的人(“在世事上有经验,即见多识广或精明能干”),或有复杂品味的人。；世故的人；久经世故的人；精于...之道的人
a person who is worldly-wise or has sophisticated tastes
一个老练的人(“在世事上有经验,即见多识广或精明能干”),或有复杂品味的人。
A person who is sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”), or who has sophisticated tastes.
世故的人
a worldly-wise person
She moved to the city years ago and now she is a true sophisticate.
她多年前搬到了城里，现在她是个真正的老于世故的人。
用法提示：此处sophisticate作名词，指老于世故、见识广的人。
The gallery attracts both young artists and wealthy sophisticates.
这家画廊既吸引年轻艺术家，也吸引见多识广的富有人士。
用法提示：sophisticates为复数形式，指有高雅品味或世故的人。
As a sophisticate, he knew exactly which wine to order.
作为一个老于世故的人，他完全知道该点哪种酒。
用法提示：sophisticate在此作可数名词，表示世故的人。
sophisticate 作名词时为可数名词，单数形式前通常要加描述性形容词和冠词。
A true sophisticate never brags about the labels he wears.
真正见过世面的人从不炫耀自己穿的是什么牌子。
复数形式 sophisticates 常后接 who 引导的定语从句，指某一群体中见多识广的人。
The restaurant caters to sophisticates who can tell a Burgundy from a Pinot.
这家餐厅服务的是那些能分辨勃艮第和黑皮诺的讲究人。
no sophisticate would… 用于强调某种做法很幼稚，主语用单数形式。
No sophisticate would fall for such an obvious sales pitch.
见过世面的人是不会上这种明显的推销当的。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is very sophisticate about wine.
正确表达She is very sophisticated about wine.
sophisticate 是名词，指“老练的人”；表示“老练的、有品位的”这一性质要用形容词 sophisticated。系动词 be 后面作表语必须用形容词，不能直接用名词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He showed great sophisticate in handling the deal.
正确表达He showed great sophistication in handling the deal.
汉语“世故、老练”是一种抽象品质，英语用不可数名词 sophistication 表示；sophisticate 是可数名词，指“某位老练的人”，不能用来指这种品质。
grammar · medium
易错句子The party was full of sophisticate.
正确表达The party was full of sophisticates.
sophisticate 是可数名词，泛指多个人时要用复数形式 sophisticates；汉语名词没有数的变化，学习者容易漏掉复数词尾 -s。
这是形容词，用来描述人或事物；它不能当名词指“一个老练的人”，要指人本身须用名词 sophisticate。
指靠貌似有理的论证迷惑他人的人，通常带贬义；而 sophisticate 强调世故、见识广或有高雅品味，本身不含贬义。
这是不可数名词，指品质或复杂程度，不能用来指人；若要指“一个人”，须用 sophisticate。
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