单词 | sophisticate |
释义 | sophisticate n. , adj. /seuh fis"ti kit, -kayt'/; v. /seuh fis"ti kayt'/, n., adj., v., sophisticated, sophisticating. n. 1. a sophisticated person. adj. 2. sophisticated. v.t. 3. to make less natural, simple, or ingenuous; make worldly-wise. 4. to alter; pervert: to sophisticate a meaning beyond recognition. v.i. 5. to use sophistry; quibble. [1350-1400; ME (adj. and v.) < ML sophisticatus (ptp. of sophisticare to tamper with, disguise, trick with words), equiv. to L sophistic(us) (see SOPHISTIC) + -atus -ATE1] |
随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。