1 having or showing a lot of experience of the world and social situations; knowing about fashion, culture, etc (显得)世故的,老练的,时髦的
2 (used about machines, systems, etc) advanced and complicated (指机器、系统等)先进复杂的,精密的
3 able to understand difficult or complicated things 领悟力高的;精明的:
Voters are much more sophisticated these days.这年头选民精明多了。 ➔sophistication /səˌfɪstɪˈkeɪʃn ||; səˌfɪstɪˈkeʃən/ noun [U]
sophisticated/səˋfIstI͵ketId; səˈfIstəkeItəd or səˈfIstIkeItId/adj 1 having a lot of experience of life, or knowledge about a subject 见多识广的﹐老练的﹔有鉴赏力的: a play for a sophisticated audience 吸引有鉴赏力的观众的戏剧today's more sophisticated investors 如今更精明的投资者2 a sophisticated machine or system is designed in a very clever way〔机器或系统〕精密的﹐尖端的: highly sophisticated weapons 非常精密的武器 —sophistication /sə͵fIstIˋkeʃən; səˌfIstəˈkeIʃ$n or səˌfIstIˈkeIʃ$n/n [U]
sophisticatedadjective1having a lot of experience of the world and social situations; knowing about things like fashion and culture: She's a very sophisticated young woman.2(used about machines, systems etc.) clever and complicated: highly sophisticated computer systems