| 释义 |
so·phis·ti·cate
I. \səˈfistə̇kə̇]t, -tēk-, -stəˌkā], usu ]d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English sophisticat, from Medieval Latin sophisticatus, past participle
: sophisticated
II. \-stəˌkāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English sophisticaten, from Medieval Latin sophisticatus, past participle of sophisticare, from Latin sophisticus sophistic
transitive verb
1. : to alter deceptively: as
a. : adulterate
< rose oil is sophisticated with geraniol — R.N.Shreve >
b. : to falsify (as a text, passage, or author) by interpolations, unwarranted changes, or misinterpretation
2. : to make artificial : deprive of genuineness, naturalness, or simplicity: as
a. archaic : debase, spoil, corrupt
b. : to deprive of naïveté : disillusion
3.
a. : to make complicated or complex
< sophisticate the mechanism of a watch >
b. : to make aware of complexities and subtleties : refine
intransitive verb
: adulterate, corrupt, complicate
III. \like sophisticate I\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: sophisticate (I)
: a sophisticated person |