洗練され教養のある人を区別する標識はなんであろう。

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English Translation

What are the marks that distinguish the cultured man?

Furigana

洗練(せんれん)され教養(きょうよう)のある人(ひと)を区別(くべつ)する標識(ひょうしき)はなんであろう。

Romanji

Senrensare kyōyō no aru hito o kubetsusuru hyōshiki wa nan de arou.

Words

洗練 (せんれん)

polish; refinement

教養 (きょうよう)

cultivation; refinement; culture; education

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

有る (ある)

to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

区別 (くべつ)

distinction; differentiation; classification

標識 (ひょうしき)

sign; mark; flag

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

或 (ある)

a certain ...; some ...