English Dictionary

refined

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹiːfaɪnd/

形容詞

廃用 人間対象 認知動詞 of属格 言語名 of-属格 金属製 前置詞句

(of people, obsolete) Sagacious, sometimes (derogatory) oversubtle or feigning sagacity. / (of thought) Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out. / (of processes) Developed, improved.

日本語の意味

（人に対して、旧式の用法）非常に賢明であるが、時に（軽蔑的に）過度に微妙であるか、賢明さを装っている / （思考に対して）微妙で、細心に考え抜かれた / （プロセスに対して）発展し、改善された

Though some called him pretentious, the refined magistrate's judgments were consistently shrewd, revealing genuine wisdom beneath his decorum.

気取っていると批判する者もいたが、賢明な裁判官の判断は常に鋭く、その礼節の下に真の英知が隠れていることが明らかだった。

意味（1）

(of people, obsolete) Sagacious, sometimes (derogatory) oversubtle or feigning sagacity.

意味（2）

(of thought) Subtle, scrupulous, carefully thought out.

The argument, while not persuasive, is quite refined.

意味（3）

(of processes) Developed, improved.

The curriculum has been carefully refined to meet the needs of foreign students.

意味（4）

(of language) Elevated and polished.

In the British Isles, Oxbridge is considered refined; Geordie somewhat less so.

意味（5）

(of people) Elegant, sometimes (derogatory) affected, prissy, or bloodless.

Don Draper was a man of refined tastes.

意味（6）

(of products) Highly-processed and pure.

Under current guidelines, refined sugar must be at least five times purer than its raw counterpart.

意味（7）

(of metal) Free of dross or alloy.

The Temple at Jerusalem preferred Tyrian shekels, since even with Ba'al's portrait they bore highly refined silver.

意味（8）

(of people, obsolete) Morally pure.

意味（9）

(of a market) Dealing in a refined product such as sugar or petroleum.

more refined （ comparative ）

most refined （ superlative ）