sophisticate
UK/sә'fistikeit/US
C2
Definitions
v.
To make less natural or innocent; to refine or make more complex.
使变得世故；使复杂化
n.
A person who is worldly-wise and has refined tastes.
老于世故的人，见多识广的人
Root Breakdown
Native Englishsophisticother
+
ateto make, having
=sophisticate
Common Collocations
- 1.sophisticate one's taste提升品味
- 2.sophisticate the process使流程更精细
- 3.[sophisticate the argument]使论点更复杂
- 4.sophisticate young minds使年轻人变得世故
Example Sentences
- 1.
Years of travel and hardship had sophisticatd her once naive worldview.
- 2.
Exposure to city life quickly sophisticates young people from rural areas.
- 3.
The training program was designed to sophisticate recruits in the art of negotiation.