cultivated

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

cultivated — 形容詞

  • 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

有教養的

受過良好教育、品味高雅的人

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.

Renata 對古典音樂有著高雅的品味，能說出馬勒每一首交響曲的名字。

attributive: a cultivated [taste/manner/style]

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

Reuben 的祖父是一位有教養的人，每天晚餐後都會讀詩。

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

耕種的

經過整地、用來種植作物的土地

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.

村子下方山谷裡大部分都是耕種的土地，種著稻米和豆子。

core noun phrase: cultivated land

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

Ishaan 家在鎮外擁有十公頃的耕地。

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

人工養殖的

由人工種植或養殖的作物或產品

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.

人工栽培的香菇味道比 Yasmin 以前在森林裡採的野生種來得溫和。

core contrast: cultivated vs wild

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

那家店賣的養殖珍珠看起來幾乎和稀有的天然珍珠一模一樣。

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.