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unsophisticated

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++un·so·phis·ti·cat·ed /ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd◂/ adjective  1 EXPERIENCED#not having much knowledge or experience of modern and fashionable things 对现代[时髦]事物了解不多的;质朴的 an unsophisticated audience 老土的观众2. SIMPLE/NOT COMPLICATEDunsophisticated tools, methods, or processes are simple and do not have all the features of more modern ones 〔工具、方法、过程〕不复杂的,简单的 SYN crude
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unsophisticatedCertainly there are commercially available recognition units which can be plugged into home computers but they are very unsophisticated.Bangalore became a software center very recently, and so far most of what is done there is relatively unsophisticated.It may look unsophisticated compared to modern high-tech cameras, but it produces fantastic pictures.When she arrived in the city, she was just an unsophisticated country girl.There are a lot of unsophisticated investors in the market nowadays.They still use some relatively unsophisticated machinery.The film itself should not be written off just because it uses unsophisticated material.However, unsophisticated people should not let peer pressure push them into a fad.an unsophisticated pipe bombIt may be a pretty unsophisticated system, but it has worked well for over fifty years.This unsophisticated system will probably work very well if there are not too many large mailings over the year.In comparison with modern methods, it seems an incredibly slow and unsophisticated way of making cars.I felt very ignorant and unsophisticated when I was with my brother and his university friends.
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unsophisticated
unsophisticated /ˌʌnsəˈfɪstəkeɪtəd◂, ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪkeɪtəd◂/ adjective
1. not having much knowledge or experience of modern and fashionable things:
    an unsophisticated audience
2. unsophisticated tools, methods, or processes are simple and do not have all the features of more modern ones
   SYN  crude


un·sophis·ti·catedBrE /ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌʌnsəˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/ 🔊 adjectivenot having or showing much experience of the world and social situations 单纯的;阅历浅的;涉世不深的;不谙世故的unsophisticated tastes单纯的爱好simple and basic; not complicated 基本的;简单的;不复杂的 SYN crude unsophisticated equipment简单的基本设备 OPP sophisticated