cultivated

/ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkʌltɪveɪtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkəl-tə-ˌvā-təd/ (ame, mw)

cultivated — adjective

  • cultivatedpositive
  • more cultivatedcomparative
  • most cultivatedsuperlative

1. A cultivated person is well-educated and shows polished taste in things like boo

1.形容詞C1
釋義

A cultivated person is well-educated and shows polished taste in things like books, classical music, or art.

例句

Renata had a cultivated taste in classical music and could name every Mahler symphony.

attributive: a cultivated [taste/manner/style]

Reuben's grandfather was a cultivated man who read poetry every evening after dinner.

predicative collocation: a cultivated man/woman

同義詞
  • refined

    very close synonym; emphasises polish of taste

  • cultured

    near-equivalent; slightly more about exposure to arts

  • polished

    leans toward social manner more than knowledge

  • sophisticated

    broader; can describe worldliness without the arts focus

反義詞

文法句型

be cultivated

a cultivated [noun]

用法筆記

Often pairs with abstract nouns describing taste or manner (taste, mind, ease, voice, manner). Distinguish from sense 2 by subject: a person or their style, never a piece of land.

常見錯誤

❌He is a cultivated in art.
✅He is cultivated in art.
💡'cultivated' is an adjective, not a noun; no article.

2. Cultivated land has been prepared and worked on so that farmers can grow food or

2.形容詞B2
釋義

Cultivated land has been prepared and worked on so that farmers can grow food or other plants on it.

例句

Most of the valley below the village is cultivated land planted with rice and beans.

core noun phrase: cultivated land

Ishaan's family owned ten hectares of cultivated fields just outside the town.

collocation: cultivated fields

同義詞
  • farmed

    very common everyday word; almost interchangeable for land

  • tilled

    narrower; emphasises the ploughing action

  • arable

    describes land suitable for cultivation, not necessarily already worked

反義詞
  • wild

    land left in its natural state

  • uncultivated

    direct opposite; land not worked for crops

  • fallow

    land deliberately left unplanted for a season

文法句型

cultivated [land/fields/soil]

be cultivated

用法筆記

Subject must be land, soil, fields, or a region — never a person. Distinguish from sense 3 by what the modifier targets: sense 2 modifies the ground itself; sense 3 modifies the crop or product grown on it.

常見錯誤

❌These rice are cultivated.
✅This rice is cultivated.' / 'This is cultivated rice.
💡rice is uncountable in English.

3. A cultivated plant, animal, or product is one that humans have raised on a farm

3.形容詞B2
釋義

A cultivated plant, animal, or product is one that humans have raised on a farm rather than collected from the wild.

例句

Cultivated mushrooms taste milder than the wild ones Yasmin used to pick in the forest.

core contrast: cultivated vs wild

The shop sold cultivated pearls that looked almost identical to the rarer natural ones.

collocation: cultivated pearls

同義詞
  • farmed

    everyday equivalent; widely used for fish, oysters, and similar

  • domesticated

    stronger; usually for plants or animals bred over generations

  • cultured

    specialised; common with pearls and lab-grown organisms

反義詞
  • wild

    found or gathered in nature, not raised by people

  • natural

    occurring without human production (especially with pearls)

文法句型

cultivated [crop/plant/product]

用法筆記

Common with food products (mushrooms, pearls, fruit varieties) where a wild counterpart exists. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 3 modifies the THING grown; sense 2 modifies the GROUND it was grown on.

常見錯誤

❌These mushrooms are cultivated in the forest.
✅These mushrooms are grown in the forest.
💡'cultivated' implies a farm setting, not gathering in the wild.