Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
so·phis·ti·cat·ed
\\-tə-ˌkā-təd\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Medieval Latin sophisticatus
DATE 1601
1. deprived of native or original simplicity: as
a. highly complicated or developed : complex
sophisticated electronic devices
b. having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience
a sophisticated lady2. devoid of grossness: as
a. finely experienced and aware
a sophisticated columnist
b. intellectually appealing
a sophisticated novel
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so·phis·ti·cat·ed·ly adverbSynonyms.
sophisticated
,
worldly-wise
,
blasé
mean experienced in the ways of the world.
sophisticated
often implies refinement, urbanity, cleverness, and cultivation
guests at her salon were usually rich and sophisticated
worldly-wise
suggests a close and practical knowledge of the affairs and manners of society and an inclination toward materialism
a worldly-wise woman with a philosophy of personal independence
blasé
implies a lack of responsiveness to common joys as a result of a real or affected surfeit of experience and cultivation
blasé travelers who claimed to have been everywhere sophisticated
pp. adj. from sophistication; c.1600, "mixed with a foreign substance, impure; no longer simple or natural." Of persons, with a positive sense, "worldly-wide, discriminating," from 1895.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
sophisticatedso·phis·ti·cated /
sE5fistikeitid /
adjective1. having a lot of experience of the world and knowing about fashion, culture and other things that people think are socially important
见多识广的；老练的；见过世面的:
the sophisticated pleasures of city life 城市生活中五花八门的享乐
Mark is a smart and sophisticated young man. 马克是一个聪明老成的年轻人。⇨ compare
naive
2. (of a machine, system, etc. 机器、体系等) clever and complicated in the way that it works or is presented
复杂巧妙的；先进的；精密的:
highly sophisticated computer systems 十分先进的计算机系统
Medical techniques are becoming more sophisticated all the time. 医疗技术日益复杂精妙。3. (of a person 人) able to understand difficult or complicated ideas
水平高的；在行的:
a sophisticated audience 有鉴赏力的观众
OPP unsophisticated
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishsophisticated
adj.
1 having a lot of experience of the world
VERBS be, feel, look, seem | become, get
ADV. highly, very She was a highly sophisticated and elegant woman. | quite, rather | enough, sufficiently | intellectually, politically
2 advanced and complicated
VERBS be, look, seem | become, get
ADV. extremely, highly, very incredibly sophisticated computers | increasingly | fairly, pretty, quite, rather, relatively | enough, sufficiently | technically, technologically
sophisticated adj.
⇨ sophisticated
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
sophisticated
\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
adjectiveEtymology: Medieval Latin
sophisticatus + English
-ed1. : not in a natural, pure, or original state
: adulterated
< a sophisticated oil >: amended unwarrantedly
< a sophisticated text >2. : deprived of native or original simplicity: as
a. : highly complicated
: many sided
: complex
< sophisticated specifications >
< sophisticated search techniques would be needed to locate faint objects — Space Handbk. >
b. : worldly-wise
,
knowing
< a sophisticated adolescent >3. : devoid of grossness
: subtle: as
a. : supremely cultured
: finely experienced and aware
< a sophisticated columnist >
b. : intellectually appealing
: devoid of the obvious traditional or popular appeal
< a sophisticated novel > • so·phis·ti·cat·ed·ly \ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adverb