The sophisticated algorithms in modern weather models can predict storm paths with remarkable accuracy.
现代天气模型中复杂的算法能够以惊人的准确性预测风暴路径。
Medieval European monasteries are often remembered primarily as centers of prayer and religious study, but surviving account books reveal that many also functioned as sophisticated agricultural enterprises, managing extensive farmland, livestock, and trade in surplus goods.
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Which choice best defines “sophisticated”?
A — Having a refined knowledge of the world, also complex or intricate.. “sophisticated” means having a refined knowledge of the world, also complex or intricate..
Which word means “having a refined knowledge of the world, also complex or intricate.”?
A — sophisticated. “sophisticated” means having a refined knowledge of the world, also complex or intricate..
sophisticated — having a refined knowledge of the world, also complex or intricate.. In Chinese: 复杂的，精致的.
sophisticated is pronounced /səˈfɪstəˌkeɪtɪd/.
The sophisticated algorithms in modern weather models can predict storm paths with remarkable accuracy. (现代天气模型中复杂的算法能够以惊人的准确性预测风暴路径。)
complex, intricate, refined — all close in meaning to sophisticated (having a refined knowledge of the world, also complex or intricate.).
simple, crude — each the opposite of sophisticated (having a refined knowledge of the world, also complex or intricate.).
Yes. sophisticated is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
soph(wisdom) + isticated(made) → refined, complex