Sophistication Meaning in English

word

US

səˌfɪstəˈkeɪʃən

suh-FIS-tuh-KAY-shun

UK

səfˌɪstɪkˈeɪʃən

suh-FIST-ik-AY-shun

التعريف

The quality of being advanced, cultured, or refined, either in style, ideas, technology, or behavior.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used in formal or semi-formal contexts to express elegance, complexity, or cultivated taste. Common collocations include 'technological sophistication', 'social sophistication', and 'air of sophistication'. Avoid using for objects that are simply complicated—it implies refinement, not just complexity.

• Spanish: sofisticación - refinamiento
• Portuguese (BR): sofisticação - refinamento
• Portuguese (PT): sofisticação - refinamento
• Chinese (Simplified): 复杂（程度）- 精致（气质）
• Chinese (Traditional): 複雜（程度）- 精緻（氣質）
• Hindi: परिष्कार - प्रवीणता
• Arabic: تعقيد - رقي
• Bengali: শোভিততা - পরিশীলিততা
• Russian: утончённость - изысканность - сложность (с оттенком утончённости)
• Japanese: 洗練 - 精巧さ
• Vietnamese: sự tinh tế - sự sành điệu
• Korean: 세련됨 - 정교함
• Turkish: sofistike - incelik - zarafet
• Urdu: نفاست - پختگی
• Indonesian: keanggunan - kecanggihan

جمل نموذجية

The sophistication of this machine makes it very efficient.

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Her sophistication impressed everyone at the party.

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Modern cities show a high level of sophistication.

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You can really see the sophistication in the way she handles unexpected problems.

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A touch of sophistication can turn a simple outfit into something stunning.

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Don’t mistake complexity for sophistication—they aren’t always the same.

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