老练可以被描述为优雅地应对涉及对一个人的镇静和威望的可怕威胁的情况的能力（例如管家，或床下的男人 - 但绝不是丈夫）。
(Sophistication might be described as the ability to cope gracefully with a situation involving the presence of a formidable menace to one's poise and prestige (such as the butler, or the man under the bed - but never the husband).)