early 15c., "use of sophistry; fallacious argument intended to mislead; adulteration; an adulterated or adulterating substance," from Medieval Latin sophisticationem (nominative sophisticatio), noun of action from past participle stem of sophisticare "adulterate, cheat quibble," from Latin sophisticus "of sophists," from Greek sophistikos "of or pertaining to a sophist," from sophistes "a wise man, master, teacher" (see sophist). Meaning "wordly wisdom, refinement, discrimination" is attested from 1850.
实用例句
1. Barry had his nose put out of joint by Lucy's aloof sophistication.
露西的冷淡与世故使得巴里十分不快。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Well, who gives a toss about sophistication anyway?
嗯，不管怎样，谁会在意高雅时髦呢？
来自柯林斯例句
3. Despite her scruffy clothes, there was an air of sophistication about her.
尽管她衣衫褴褛, 但神态老练世故.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. He felt people were contemptuous of his lack of sophistication.
