Word · Frequency #37736
sophisticated
使…更复杂;使…更完善;改进
sophisticated is the past of sophisticate.
To make (something) more sophisticated, complex, developed, or refined.
- 1.
To make (something) less innocent or natural; to artificialize.
使(某物)不再纯真或自然;使人工化
- 2.
To make (something) more sophisticated (“complex, developed, or refined”); to develop, to refine.
使(某物)更复杂、发达或精致;发展,精炼
- 3.
make less natural or innocent
使变得不自然或不天真
- 4.
To make (oneself or someone) more sophisticated (“experienced in the ways of the world, that is, cosmopolitan or worldly-wise”); to cosmopolitanize.
使(自己或他人)更有经验或见多识广;使世界化
- 5.
practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
玩弄诡辩;为了误导或欺骗而改变含义或含糊其辞
- 6.
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.).
通过掺入外来或劣质物质来改变和使(某物)不纯,尤其是为了欺骗;掺假;(通常)腐化或欺骗(某人、他们的思维等)
- 7.
To change the meaning of (something) in a deceptive or misleading way.
以欺骗或误导的方式改变(某物)的意义
- 8.
To practise sophistry (“the (deliberate) making of arguments that seem plausible but are fallacious or misleading”).
进行诡辩(故意制造看似合理但实际上谬误或误导的论点)
使…失去纯真;使…不自然;使…变得世故;使…老练;掺假;使…不纯;腐蚀;玩弄诡辩;为误导而改变或模糊含义;使(某物)不再纯真或自然;使人工化
In use
Some dishonest traders used to sophisticate olive oil with cheaper oil to make more money.
The editor's constant rewrites sophisticated the writer's plain prose until it seemed artificial.
The chef is sophisticating the traditional dish with artificial flavorings, much to the customers' disappointment.
Their manners had sophisticated the young girls
Verb forms
base sophisticate · third person sophisticates · -ing sophisticating · past sophisticated · past participle sophisticated
常用于被动语态或主动式
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Learner notes
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