单词	unsophisticated
释义	unsophisticatedun‧so‧phis‧ti‧cat‧ed /ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd◂/ adjective Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES an unsophisticated pipe bomb I felt very ignorant and unsophisticated when I was with my brother and his university friends. In comparison with modern methods, it seems an incredibly slow and unsophisticated way of making cars. It may be a pretty unsophisticated system, but it has worked well for over fifty years. It may look unsophisticated compared to modern high-tech cameras, but it produces fantastic pictures. There are a lot of unsophisticated investors in the market nowadays. They still use some relatively unsophisticated machinery. When she arrived in the city, she was just an unsophisticated country girl. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Bangalore became a software center very recently, and so far most of what is done there is relatively unsophisticated. Certainly there are commercially available recognition units which can be plugged into home computers but they are very unsophisticated. However, unsophisticated people should not let peer pressure push them into a fad. The film itself should not be written off just because it uses unsophisticated material. This unsophisticated system will probably work very well if there are not too many large mailings over the year. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatornot knowing very much about life, people, and the world► inexperienced · She's too young and inexperienced to go abroad on her own.· I'm not going to take orders from some foolish inexperienced young man. ► innocent having very little experience of the world, especially because you are young so that you do not realize that some people might want to cause others harm: · He's so innocent that anyone can take advantage of him.· Don't get her mixed up in your plan - she's just an innocent girl. ► naive having little experience of life, so that you believe that life is simple and are too ready to trust people: · I was so naive - I believed everything the military told me.· He held onto the naive belief that Marxism would solve all the world's problems. ► unsophisticated having little knowledge or experience of clever, fashionable things, and showing this by the way you talk and behave: · When she arrived in the city, she was just an unsophisticated country girl.· I felt very ignorant and unsophisticated when I was with my brother and his university friends. ► green having very little experience of an activity or job: · Even when I was 21 I was so green, I had no idea that my best friend was on drugs.· Pike was a grizzled combat veteran in charge of fifteen green recruits. ► babe in the woods someone who does not have much experience, and can easily be deceived: · Stop worrying about Lucia - she's no babe in the woods anymore. when methods, systems, explanations, or words are not complicated► simple not complicated, and therefore easy to understand: · Speak slowly and use simple words so that everyone understands.· His children find European numbering simpler than the Chinese system.· There must be a perfectly simple explanation.be simple to do something: · Many vegetarian meals are delicious and simple to prepare.keep/make something simple: · The secret of successful dinner parties? Keep it simple. ► straightforward simple - use this especially about explanations, instructions, and methods which contain nothing difficult or unexpected: · The new networking system is fairly straightforward - you shouldn't have any problems.· There are two straightforward ways of achieving this result. ► uncomplicated simple and without any unnecessary features that could cause problems or confuse you: · Tom can now carry out uncomplicated tasks without help.· There are several basic techniques to learn, but they are uncomplicated enough to be mastered in one session. ► unsophisticated a method or process that is unsophisticated is very simple compared to the most modern ones: · It may be a pretty unsophisticated system, but it has worked well for over fifty years.· In comparison with modern methods, it seems an incredibly slow and unsophisticated way of making cars. ► elementary needing only simple skills or knowledge to do or understand: · She had difficulty with even the most elementary tasks.· an elementary course in word-processing ► plain English English that people can easily understand, without any difficult or confusing words: in plain English: · I wish they'd write in plain English, instead of all this business jargon.· 'The theory of informed consent'? What does that mean, in plain English? ► rough and ready a rough and ready system, calculation, way of doing something etc uses a quick, simple method but ignores small details and therefore does not produce a completely perfect result: · Here are my calculations. They're a little rough and ready as yet, but you'll get a general idea.· Justice was administered in a rough and ready fashion, without using courts or juries. when machines or tools are not complicated► simple a simple machine, tool etc has only a few parts and is not made in a complicated way: · The tribes of Central New Guinea use very simple tools such as hammers and axes.· Very young children will be satisfied with the simplest of toys. ► basic basic machines, equipment, or tools only have the most necessary features and you cannot use them to do unusual, difficult, or complicated things: · The hospital lacked even the most basic medical equipment.· It's only six years old, but already my home PC is basic compared to today's models. ► crude something that is crude has been made or done in a simple way, without paying much attention to unnecessary details or features: · The men started gathering wood to construct a crude shelter.· The earliest skis were crude, consisting of short boards covered in fur skins.a crude form of something: · Babbage's great calculating machine was a crude form of computer. ► primitive a tool or machine that is primitive is very simple when compared to modern tools or machines that do the same job, and is not as good: · In those days, dental equipment was primitive and a visit to the dentist was a painful experience.· It is a primitive but effective device for raising water from a well.· a primitive design ► rudimentary tools, machines etc that are rudimentary are very simple and are only able to do very simple jobs: · The tools that the ancient Egyptians used to build their temples were extremely rudimentary.· The system has a rudimentary Internet browser, but it's very slow. ► unsophisticated tools or machines that are unsophisticated do not have many of the features that more modern or more advanced tools or machines have: · They still use some relatively unsophisticated machinery.· It may look unsophisticated compared to modern high-tech cameras, but it produces fantastic pictures. ► low-tech equipment, vehicles, machines etc that are low-tech have a very simple design but this is often seen as an advantage because they are cheaper or more practical: · The company manufactures the low-tech parts in Mexico, and then assembles here. · He uses low-tech theatrical devices to great effect. 1not having much knowledge or experience of modern and fashionable things:  an unsophisticated audience2unsophisticated tools, methods, or processes are simple and do not have all the features of more modern ones SYN  crude
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