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]