cultivation

英 [kʌltɪ'veɪʃn] 美['kʌltə'veʃən]

• n. 培养；耕作；耕种；教化；文雅

1. socialization through training and education

2. (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops

3. a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality;

"they performed with great polish"

"I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"

"almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad