A cultured person is polite, well read, and interested in art, literature, music, and similar things. The word can sound like praise, but it can also sound a little snobbish, as if some people have “culture” and others do not.

A cultured person一個cultured的人 is是 polite, well read有禮貌、博學 and interested in art, literature, music, and similar things而且對藝術、文學、音樂這類東西有興趣。The word這個字 can sound like praise聽起來可以像稱讚 but but也可能 sound a little snobbish聽起來有點勢利 as if some people have "culture" and others do not好像有些人「有文化」有些人沒有。

Older speakers and formal writing use it more than young people in casual talk; a student might just say someone is into art or well educated. This sense grew by metaphor from farming: you cultivate land, and you can also cultivate the mind.

Older speakers and formal writing年長的人和正式文章 use it more than young people in casual talk比年輕人日常聊天時更常用它 a student might just say一個學生可能只會說 someone is into art or well educated某人喜歡藝術或是很有學問。This sense這個意思 grew by metaphor from farming是從農耕的比喻長出來的 you cultivate land你耕種土地（cultivate） and而 you can also cultivate the mind你也可以耕耘心智。

Though actually, cultured has other lives that learners will meet: cultured pearls are pearls grown with human help, and a cultured sample in a lab is bacteria grown on purpose. Those are different senses. This entry is the people sense.

Though actually不過 cultured「cultured」這個字 has other lives that learners will meet還有學習者會遇到的其他用法 cultured pearls「cultured pearls」是 pearls grown with human help人工培育出來的珍珠 and而 a cultured sample in a lab實驗室裡的「cultured sample」 is指的是 bacteria grown on purpose刻意培養出來的細菌。Those那些 are different senses是不同的意思。This entry這個詞條 is指的是 the people sense描述人的那個意思。