sophisticate

• 指一个知识丰富、有教养、举止优雅且阅历丰富的人，尤指熟悉社交礼仪与文化的人；也指老于世故的人。

A noun referring to a person who is knowledgeable, refined, and experienced in worldly matters, often with a taste for culture and elegance.

1. Worldly-wise personC1formal

   A person who has refined tastes, knowledge, and experience of the world, often in cultural or social matters.

   世故者

   • The party was full of New York sophisticates discussing art and literature.
   • He considered himself a sophisticate after traveling through Europe.
   • Only a true sophisticate could appreciate the subtle flavors of that wine.

   同义词cosmopolitancosmopoliteman of the worldworldling

• 过时动词，指掺假、伪造或使不纯、失真，常指掺入质量较差的东西。

An archaic verb meaning to corrupt, adulterate, or make impure or less genuine, often by mixing with something inferior.

1. Make less natural or innocentC1formal

   To cause someone or something to lose natural simplicity or innocence, often through worldly experience or artificial refinement.

   使失去纯真

   • The constant exposure to city life had sophisticated the young artist, making her work less naive.
   • He worried that the boarding school would sophisticate his son too quickly.
   • The process of marketing sophisticated the product's original, rustic appeal.

   同义词coarsencorruptdebasedegradedepraveperverttaint

   反义词simplify

2. Practice sophistry; mislead or deceiveC2formal

   To use clever but false arguments or to be deliberately vague in order to deceive or mislead someone.

   诡辩

   • The politician sophisticated his statements to avoid giving a direct answer.
   • They sophisticated the data to make the results appear more favorable.
   • Instead of clarifying the issue, he sophisticated the meaning of the terms.

   同义词beguiledeceivedeludeequivocatefoolhoodwinkmisleadmisrepresentprevaricatequibble

3. Alter and make impure, often to deceiveC2formal

   To adulterate or tamper with something, such as a substance or product, with the intention to deceive or cheat.

   掺假

   • The wine was sophisticated with water and cheaper additives.
   • They sophisticated the gold by mixing it with other metals.
   • The laboratory discovered that the sample had been sophisticated to hide its true composition.

   同义词adulteratecontaminatecorruptdebasedilutedoctortaintwater down

   反义词purifyrefine

4. Make more complex or refinedC1formal

   To make something more intricate, developed, or elegant in design, function, or character.

   使复杂或精炼

   • The engineers sophisticated the software to handle more complex calculations.
   • Over the years, the chef sophisticated his recipes with exotic ingredients.
   • The design was sophisticated to appeal to a more discerning clientele.

   同义词complicatedevelopelaborateelevateenhanceimproveperfectpolishrefine

   反义词coarsensimplify