cultured
UK/'kʌltʃəd/US/'kʌltʃәd/
A1
Definitions
adj.
Well-educated, refined, and appreciative of the arts.
有教养的；文雅的
adj.
Grown artificially in a lab or controlled setting.
人工培养的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcultur-cultivate, grow, tend, worship
+
-edpast tense / completed
=cultured
culture + -ed = 'having been cultured.' A cultured person is one whose mind has been 'farmed' into refinement; cultured pearls or cells are ones deliberately grown. Same root image (tended, grown), two domains.
Common Collocations
- 1.cultured person有教养的人
- 2.cultured pearl养殖珍珠
- 3.well cultured颇有修养的
Example Sentences
- 1.
She is a cultured woman who speaks four languages.
- 2.
The shop sells both natural and cultured pearls.