sophisticated

adj.精于世故的,老练的;adj.高复杂的

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
sophisticated (adjective)
1.
deprived of or original simplicity as - native
a) highly complicated or developed - complex sophisticated electronic devices
b) having a knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience - refined a sophisticated lady
2.
of grossness as - devoid
a) finely experienced and aware - a sophisticated columnist
b) intellectually appealing - a sophisticated novel
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
sophisticated (adjective)
1.
having a wide and refined knowledge of the world especially from personal experience
SYNONYMS:
cosmopolitan, smart, sophisticated, worldly
RELATED WORDS:
suave, urbane; civilized, cultivated, cultured, polished, refined; experienced, knowing, practiced, schooled, seasoned; bored, cynical, jaded, skeptical; down-to-earth, pragmatic ( pragmatical), realistic, sober
NEAR ANTONYMS:
callow, green, inexperienced, raw; parochial, provincial, rustic ( rustical); philistine, uncivilized, uncultured, unrefined; childlike, simple, simpleminded; idealistic, impractical; uncritical, unknowing
guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive ( naïve), unsophisticated, untutored, unworldly, wide-eyed
sophisticated (adjective)
2.
having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated
SYNONYMS:
baroque, byzantine, complicate, complicated, convoluted, daedal, elaborate, intricate, involute, involved, knotty, labyrinthian, labyrinthine, sophisticated, tangled
RELATED WORDS:
overcomplex, overcomplicated; composite, compound, heterogeneous, mixed, multibranched, multifaceted, multifarious, multipart, varied; challenging, difficult, tough; impenetrable, incomprehensible, inexplicable, Kafkaesque, unfathomable, unintelligible
NEAR ANTONYMS:
oversimplified, simplified, simplistic; homogeneous, uniform, unvaried
noncomplex, noncomplicated, plain, simple, uncomplicated
sophisticated (adjective)
3.
having or showing very polished and worldly manners
SYNONYMS:
debonair, smooth, sophisticated, svelte, urbane
RELATED WORDS:
cavalier, glib, slick, unctuous; civilized, couth, cultivated, cultured, genteel, graceful, gracious, poised, polished, refined, well-bred; cosmopolitan, metro, metropolitan, smart, worldly-wise; experienced, knowing, practiced ( practised), schooled, seasoned; amiable, appealing, attractive; assured, calm, collected, composed, confident, cool, placid, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-possessed, serene, tranquil, undisturbed, unperturbed
NEAR ANTONYMS:
awkward, clumsy, gauche, graceless, stiff, stilted, uncomfortable, uneasy, ungraceful, wooden; callow, green, inexperienced, puerile, raw; hick, parochial, provincial, rough-hewn, rustic ( rustical); inelegant, philistine, uncivilized, uncultured, unrefined; unsophisticated, unworldly; gawky, lubberly, stodgy, ungainly; diffident, insecure
boorish, churlish, classless, clownish, loutish, uncouth
sophisticated (adjective)
4.
made or done with great care or with much detail
SYNONYMS:
complex, complicated, detailed, fancy, intricate, involved, sophisticated
RELATED WORDS:
elegant, exquisite, grand, magnificent, ornate, splendid; chichi, extravagant, exuberant, fancified, flamboyant, frilly, gimmicked (up), grandiose, ostentatious, overwrought, showy, souped-up; Byzantine, convoluted, involute, involuted, labyrinthian, labyrinthine
NEAR ANTONYMS:
modest, plain, plain-Jane, plain-vanilla, uncomplicated; bald, bare, naked, unadorned, undecorated, unvarnished
no-frills, simple, unfancy, unsophisticated
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