1.
refinement, sophistication, polish
The quality of being elegant, cultured, or highly developed through careful improvement. Can describe style, taste, technique, or character.
彼女のファッションは洗練されている。
Her fashion sense is sophisticated.
技術を洗練させるには時間がかかる。
It takes time to refine one's technique.
洗練されたデザインが特徴の製品だ。
It's a product characterized by sophisticated design.
VERB USAGE:
As a suru-verb, 洗練する means "to refine" and 洗練される (passive) means "to be refined/sophisticated."
COMMON FORMS:
- 洗練された (refined, sophisticated - past participle as adjective)
- 洗練されている (is sophisticated - stative)
- 洗練させる (to make sophisticated - causative)
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 洗練された味わい (refined taste)
- 洗練されたデザイン (sophisticated design)
- 洗練された雰囲気 (sophisticated atmosphere)
- 技術を洗練させる (to refine technique)
CONTRAST:
- 洗練: sophisticated, polished (positive)
- 野暮: unsophisticated, boorish (negative)
- 素朴: simple, rustic (neutral, can be positive)
Related Words
Antonym:
野暮 (unsophisticated)