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Originsophisticated
(1300-1400)Medieval Latin past participle of sophisticare“to deceive with words, hide the true nature of something”, from Latinsophisticus, from Greek, from sophistes; → SOPHISTRY
sophisticated ♦︎ experienced ♦︎ suave ♦︎ urbaneThese words all describe sb who has experience of the world and who knows how to behave in social situations.这些词均表示见多识广的、老练的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a sophisticated / an experienced / a suave / an urbane man / manner■sophisticated səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd (oftenapproving) 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◆Ben did his best to look sophisticated.本努力装出一副老练的样子。◆Students have more sophisticated tastes nowadays.如今学生们的品味更成熟了。OPPnaive ⇨ naive■experienced ɪkˈspɪəriənst; NAmEɪkˈspɪriənsthaving knowledge as a result of doing sth for a long time, or having had a lot of different experiences有阅历的;有见识的;老练的◆She's very young and not very experienced.她很年轻,还不太老练。◆an experienced traveller(= sb who has travelled a lot)阅历丰富的旅行者ⓘ Experienced is more neutral than the other words in this group, which can all suggest a more approving attitude towards sb.在本组词汇中,experienced比其他词更中性,其他词都更具褒义。OPPinexperienced ⇨ naive see also experienced ⇨ experienced, experience ⇨ knowledge■suaveswɑːv (oftenapproving) (especially of a man) confident, elegant and polite, sometimes in a way that does not seem sincere(尤指男子)精明练达的,圆滑的◆He gave his usual suave performance.他的表现跟平时一样圆滑。◆He plays a suave and sophisticated detective.他扮演一个精明老练的侦探。■urbaneɜːˈbeɪn; NAmEɜːrˈbeɪn (written, oftenapproving) (especially of a man) good at knowing what to say and how to behave in social situations; appearing relaxed and confident(尤指男子)温文儒雅的,练达的,从容不迫的◆He was charming and urbane, full of witty conversation.他魅力十足且温文儒雅,谈吐诙谐。