sophistication
英 [s?,f?st?'ke??n]
美[s?,f?st?'ke??n]
- n. 复杂；诡辩；老于世故；有教养
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1、soph- + -istication (复合后缀)。
中文词源
sophistication 复杂性，精密性
sophisticated,复杂的，精密的，-ion,名词后缀。
英文词源
- sophistication (n.)
- early 15c., "use of sophistry; fallacious argument intended to mislead; adulteration; an adulterated or adulterating substance," from Medieval Latin sophisticationem (nominative sophisticatio), noun of action from past participle stem of sophisticare "adulterate, cheat quibble," from Latin sophisticus "of sophists," from Greek sophistikos "of or pertaining to a sophist," from sophistes "a wise man, master, teacher" (see sophist). Meaning "wordly wisdom, refinement, discrimination" is attested from 1850.
双语例句
- 1. Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication.
- 露西的冷淡与世故使得巴里十分不快。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Well, who gives a toss about sophistication anyway?
- 嗯，不管怎样，谁会在意高雅时髦呢？
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- 3. Despite her scruffy clothes, there was an air of sophistication about her.
- 尽管她衣衫褴褛, 但神态老练世故.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. He felt people were contemptuous of his lack of sophistication.
- 他觉得人们看不起他不懂人情世故.
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- 5. The decor has a cool sophistication.
- 这种装潢设计很是复杂精细.
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