1743 in the literal sense of "cultivated," of land, etc., past participle adjective from culture; meaning "developed under controlled natural conditions" is from 1906, originally of pearls. Meaning "improved by exposure to intellectual culture" is from 1777.
权威例句
1. He is a cultured man with a wide circle of friends.
他为人文雅,结交广泛。
2. He is a suave, cool and cultured man.
他是个世故、冷静、有教养的人。
3. It is not easy to distinguish cultured pearls from genuine pearls.
辨别真正的珍珠与养殖的珍珠不容易.
4. His behaviour was suggestive of a cultured man.
他的举止显示出他是个有教养的人.
5. The people who will be on the committee are moral, cultured, competent people.