(人、言行)缺乏教养的;不文明的;(也可指)缺乏文化修养、见识不广的。(常带贬义;也可用于较中性的“未受文化熏陶”的语境。)
/ʌnˈkʌltʃɚd/
His uncultured remarks embarrassed everyone at the table.
他那些缺乏教养的言论让同桌的所有人都很尴尬。
Though intelligent, he was judged uncultured because he had little exposure to art, history, or literature.
尽管他很聪明,人们仍认为他缺乏文化修养,因为他很少接触艺术、历史或文学。
由前缀 un-(表示否定,“不、非”)+ cultured(有教养的、有文化修养的)构成。cultured 源自 culture(文化、培养),其更早可追溯到拉丁语 cultura(耕作、培育),引申为对心智与品味的“培养”。