1. uplifting enlightenment

2. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

3. being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject;

   "understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"
   

4. the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment

5. falsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies;

   "he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"
   

1.(机器、方法的)精密，复杂，先进
Thesophistication of machines or methods is their quality of being more advanced or complex than others.

e.g. ...thesophistication of one of the world's richest cities...
作为世界上最富庶的城市之一，它的精致和优雅…
e.g. Given thesophistication of modern machines, there is little that cannot be successfully washed at home.
鉴于现代机器的先进程度，几乎没有什么东西是在家里洗不了的。

2.(人的)高度文化修养
sophistication is the quality of being comfortable in social situations and knowing about culture, fashion, and other matters that are considered socially important.

e.g. James Bond is known for hissophistication, his style and his sense of class.
举止优雅、风度翩翩且派头十足是詹姆斯·邦德一贯的形象。

3.精明老练
sophistication is the quality of being intelligent and knowing a lot, so that you are able to understand complicated situations.

e.g. Swift said the growingsophistication among biotech investors presented an opportunity for a more specialist investment fund.
斯威夫特说，生物科技领域的投资人越来越精明了，这也为我们获得一个更专业的投资基金提供了机会。

1. sophistication的翻译

1. 诡辩：sophisticated老于世故的 |sophistication 诡辩 | spat小争吵

2. sophistication的反义词

2. 挑剔：Pasta意大利面制品, 意大利面食(包括通心粉及面条等) |sophistication 挑剔 | Entity实体;整体

3. 混杂(信号的)：sonphotography 声像照相术 |sophistication 混杂(信号的) | sorbing agent 吸附剂

• The Trombay establishment is the last word in nuclear sophistication.

  出自：Listener

• Instamatics..with built-in light meter and other sophistications.

  出自：Early Music