■ sophisticated, sophistication

这个词中文很难译得传神。意思是“老练”、“成熟”、“复杂”、“微妙”。

• White House officials stressed the growing sophistication of US-Chinese relations, and the increased personal familiarity between Bush and Hu after five meetings in less than a year, as one of the summit's achievements. (The Associated Press, April 21, 2006)白宫官员们强调美中关系越来越成熟，而且布什和胡锦涛不到一年就会晤了五次，彼此个人更加熟悉，认为这是高峰会晤的成就之一。