culturedadj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌltʃəd/, U.S.

/ˈkəltʃərd/

Forms: see also culchad adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: culture v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < culture v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare cultivated adj.

Cultivated.

a. Of soil or plants: subjected to or produced by cultivation.Recorded earliest in well-cultured adj. 1

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1555 R. Eden tr. V. Biringucci Pyrotechnia in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 328^v Vppon such mountaynes I haue seene great wooddes of chestnutte trees, beeches also and okes, with well cultured and frutfull fieldes [It. campi lauoratiui].

a1649 G. Abbott Brief Notes Psalms (1651) lxv. 257 The plowed and cultured places also they super-abound in their kind with the abundance of corn and grain.

1683 J. Reid Scots Gard'ner ii. vi. 105 You may likewayes sow the Seed of Fennell, Thyme..in Aprile, a warme cultured Soil.

1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans II. 18 Our cultur'd gardens, and our grateful kine.

1774 Otaheite 14 Arms robust to turn the cultur'd Soil.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 655 The cultured fields and the stately mansions of the Seine.

1861 C. Norton Lady of La Garaye (1862) 102 Cultured shrubs and flowers together blent.

1926 Van Nuys (Calif.) News 17 Aug. 1/6 The nematode..attacks the roots of a majority of the cultured plants, and some trees.

2001 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 18 Mar. d14 Fruits such as bananas, papayas and mangos are grown in cultured fields.

b. Biology. Of microorganisms, cells, tissues, etc.: propagated, grown, or developed under artificial conditions on or in a nutrient medium.

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the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [adjective] > culturing

cultivated1881

cultured1884

cultural1889

subcultured1901

1884 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1883–4 21 92 Microscopic examination of the cultured organisms up to the hundredth generation would throw some light on the subject.

1921 Sci. Monthly Apr. 327 What has been regarded as a defect of both these methods is that they do not permit the continued observation of the cells of the growing cultured tissue.

1984 R. S. Chaleff in P. H. Abelson Biotechnol. & Biol. Frontiers xi. 132 Regeneration of plants from cultured tissues was achieved in the late 1950's.

2006 Science 24 Mar. 1721/3 Experiments in mice showed that overproduction of PCSK9 in liver and cultured hepatocytes severely reduces the number of LDL receptors.

c. Of a food, esp. a dairy product: containing a bacterial culture which is added deliberately as part of the production process.

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1909 Racine (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 21 Aug. 4/3 ‘Cultured milk’ is being advertised in St. Louis.

1961 Times 10 July 16/2 We are also developing the production of cultured cream and other dairy specialities.

1995 Common Ground Mag. Autumn 24/3 Examples of cultured foods which are beneficial in restoring intestinal flora include: Sauerkraut; Tamari (various soy sauces); Yogurt; Tempeh;..Koji; Buttermilk.

2003 Backwoods Home Mag. Nov.–Dec. 53/2 The ‘buttermilk’ found in stores is a cultured milk made from pasteurized skim milk. Lactic acid bacteria is added to the milk.

d. Of fish, pearls, etc.: grown or produced under controlled conditions; farmed; esp. in cultured pearl. Cf. culture n. 2b.

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society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > pearl > [noun] > varieties of

unioOE

pearl of orientc1400

seed pearl1551

powdering pearls1606

pear pearl1647

Welsh pearl1681

peara1685

union1694

akoya1727

river pearl1776

orient1833

bouton pearl1851

blister pearl1885

Bombay pearl1885

teardrop pearl1904

cultured pearl1911

culture pearl1921

1911 Washington Post 12 Jan. 3/4 Cultured pearls. Exclusive, elegant, and durable.

1930 Pop. Sci. Monthly Dec. 45/3 Like ‘natural’ pearls, the cultured product can be dissolved in acids.

1964 Chesapeake Sci. 5 46 Habits of cultured fish are briefly mentioned.

2005 J. Diamond Collapse (2006) xvi. 488 Cultured fish strains have been selected for rapid growth at the expense of poor survival in the wild (50 times worse survival for cultured salmon than for wild salmon).

a. Esp. of a person: improved by education and training; possessed of or characterized by culture, esp. with reference to the arts and intellectual pursuits; refined, cultivated.

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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > humanistic studies > [adjective] > cultured

polite1601

improved1617

cultivated1645

well-cultured1760

cultured1777

high-minded1827

highbrow1908

kulturny1955

1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 13 The gentler morals, such as play Through life's more cultur'd walks.]

1777 Gamblers 5 Young Pollio's cultur'd muse.

1838 C. Gilman Recoll. Southern Matron 73 The placid lakes that lie like quiet faces on the cultured bosom of New-York.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. i. 7 A cultured man of science.

1865 J. G. Whittier Snow-bound 521 Rebuking with her cultured phrase Our homeliness of words and ways.

1884 N.Y. Times 17 July 4/7 He finds himself in a cultured society, within easy reach of all the essentials of civilization.

1917 L. Thorndike Hist. Medieval Europe 38 Plutarch himself was a cultured and humane man.

1943 A. Rand Fountainhead iv. v. 591 Be sure to launder your undies every night, and learn to talk on some cultured subject.

2002 Sunday Times of India 22 Sept. (Matrimonials) 2/1 K.K. Bharadwaj seeks convent educated, cultured, smart, good looking bride for handsome son.

b. British. Sport. Of a player or style of play: elegant, polished.

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1933 Times 27 July 6/3 Taylor is a graceful and cultured batsman, who should make more runs than he does.

1973 P. Arnold & C. Davis Hamlyn Bk. World Soccer 37/1 Johnny Carey..also demonstrated that cultured football was not out of place at full back.

2006 Sun (Nexis) 11 Sept. [He] has become a very cultured player, using all his experience and knowhow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cultured
释义	culturedadj. Brit. /ˈkʌltʃəd/, U.S. /ˈkəltʃərd/ Forms: see also culchad adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: culture v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < culture v. + -ed suffix¹. Compare cultivated adj. Cultivated. 1. a. Of soil or plants: subjected to or produced by cultivation.Recorded earliest in well-cultured adj. 1 ΚΠ 1555 R. Eden tr. V. Biringucci Pyrotechnia in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde f. 328^v Vppon such mountaynes I haue seene great wooddes of chestnutte trees, beeches also and okes, with well cultured and frutfull fieldes [It. campi lauoratiui]. a1649 G. Abbott Brief Notes Psalms (1651) lxv. 257 The plowed and cultured places also they super-abound in their kind with the abundance of corn and grain. 1683 J. Reid Scots Gard'ner ii. vi. 105 You may likewayes sow the Seed of Fennell, Thyme..in Aprile, a warme cultured Soil. 1756 W. Toldervy Hist. Two Orphans II. 18 Our cultur'd gardens, and our grateful kine. 1774 Otaheite 14 Arms robust to turn the cultur'd Soil. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 655 The cultured fields and the stately mansions of the Seine. 1861 C. Norton Lady of La Garaye (1862) 102 Cultured shrubs and flowers together blent. 1926 Van Nuys (Calif.) News 17 Aug. 1/6 The nematode..attacks the roots of a majority of the cultured plants, and some trees. 2001 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 18 Mar. d14 Fruits such as bananas, papayas and mangos are grown in cultured fields. b. Biology. Of microorganisms, cells, tissues, etc.: propagated, grown, or developed under artificial conditions on or in a nutrient medium. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [adjective] > culturing cultivated1881 cultured1884 cultural1889 subcultured1901 1884 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 1883–4 21 92 Microscopic examination of the cultured organisms up to the hundredth generation would throw some light on the subject. 1921 Sci. Monthly Apr. 327 What has been regarded as a defect of both these methods is that they do not permit the continued observation of the cells of the growing cultured tissue. 1984 R. S. Chaleff in P. H. Abelson Biotechnol. & Biol. Frontiers xi. 132 Regeneration of plants from cultured tissues was achieved in the late 1950's. 2006 Science 24 Mar. 1721/3 Experiments in mice showed that overproduction of PCSK9 in liver and cultured hepatocytes severely reduces the number of LDL receptors. c. Of a food, esp. a dairy product: containing a bacterial culture which is added deliberately as part of the production process. ΚΠ 1909 Racine (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 21 Aug. 4/3 ‘Cultured milk’ is being advertised in St. Louis. 1961 Times 10 July 16/2 We are also developing the production of cultured cream and other dairy specialities. 1995 Common Ground Mag. Autumn 24/3 Examples of cultured foods which are beneficial in restoring intestinal flora include: Sauerkraut; Tamari (various soy sauces); Yogurt; Tempeh;..Koji; Buttermilk. 2003 Backwoods Home Mag. Nov.–Dec. 53/2 The ‘buttermilk’ found in stores is a cultured milk made from pasteurized skim milk. Lactic acid bacteria is added to the milk. d. Of fish, pearls, etc.: grown or produced under controlled conditions; farmed; esp. in cultured pearl. Cf. culture n. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > gem or precious stone > pearl > [noun] > varieties of unioOE pearl of orientc1400 seed pearl1551 powdering pearls1606 pear pearl1647 Welsh pearl1681 peara1685 union1694 akoya1727 river pearl1776 orient1833 bouton pearl1851 blister pearl1885 Bombay pearl1885 teardrop pearl1904 cultured pearl1911 culture pearl1921 1911 Washington Post 12 Jan. 3/4 Cultured pearls. Exclusive, elegant, and durable. 1930 Pop. Sci. Monthly Dec. 45/3 Like ‘natural’ pearls, the cultured product can be dissolved in acids. 1964 Chesapeake Sci. 5 46 Habits of cultured fish are briefly mentioned. 2005 J. Diamond Collapse (2006) xvi. 488 Cultured fish strains have been selected for rapid growth at the expense of poor survival in the wild (50 times worse survival for cultured salmon than for wild salmon). 2. a. Esp. of a person: improved by education and training; possessed of or characterized by culture, esp. with reference to the arts and intellectual pursuits; refined, cultivated. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > humanistic studies > [adjective] > cultured polite1601 improved1617 cultivated1645 well-cultured1760 cultured1777 high-minded1827 highbrow1908 kulturny1955 1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller 13 The gentler morals, such as play Through life's more cultur'd walks.] 1777 Gamblers 5 Young Pollio's cultur'd muse. 1838 C. Gilman Recoll. Southern Matron 73 The placid lakes that lie like quiet faces on the cultured bosom of New-York. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. i. 7 A cultured man of science. 1865 J. G. Whittier Snow-bound 521 Rebuking with her cultured phrase Our homeliness of words and ways. 1884 N.Y. Times 17 July 4/7 He finds himself in a cultured society, within easy reach of all the essentials of civilization. 1917 L. Thorndike Hist. Medieval Europe 38 Plutarch himself was a cultured and humane man. 1943 A. Rand Fountainhead iv. v. 591 Be sure to launder your undies every night, and learn to talk on some cultured subject. 2002 Sunday Times of India 22 Sept. (Matrimonials) 2/1 K.K. Bharadwaj seeks convent educated, cultured, smart, good looking bride for handsome son. b. British. Sport. Of a player or style of play: elegant, polished. ΚΠ 1933 Times 27 July 6/3 Taylor is a graceful and cultured batsman, who should make more runs than he does. 1973 P. Arnold & C. Davis Hamlyn Bk. World Soccer 37/1 Johnny Carey..also demonstrated that cultured football was not out of place at full back. 2006 Sun (Nexis) 11 Sept. [He] has become a very cultured player, using all his experience and knowhow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1555
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