edify
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ed·i·fy /ˈedɪfaɪ/ verb (edified, edifying, edifies) [transitive] formalSETEACH to improve someone’s mind or character by teaching them something 教诲，教导 SYN enlighten —edification /ˌedɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] For our edification, the preacher reminded us what ‘duty’ meant. 作为对我们的教导，传道人提醒我们“责任”的意义。→ See Verb table
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edify• I've had to edit ten years of your memories, a lot of which weren't edifying.• The arts, in short, were pleasant and edifying if not quite essential.• The movie neither edifies nor entertains its viewers.• The corporate form has always been in ceaseless conflict with the edifying spirit of man.• It does not matter whether the purpose is to educate or edify, to corrupt or simply to make money.• It was edifying to see how much excitement Ibrahim and the band could generate without shouting.• No doubt in time Hamish will edify us on the subject of bastardised Corbetts.Origin edify (1300-1400) French édifier, from Latin aedificare “to build a house”, from aedes “house”ed·i·fy verbChineseSyllable
character by to mind or someone’s improve Corpus teaching
edify
ed‧i‧fy /ˈedəfaɪ, ˈedɪfaɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle edified, present participle edifying, third person singular edifies) [transitive]
SYN enlighten
—edification /ˌedəfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌedɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
For our edification, the preacher reminded us what ‘duty’ meant.
ed‧i‧fy /ˈedəfaɪ, ˈedɪfaɪ/
verb (past tense and past participle edified, present participle edifying, third person singular edifies) [transitive] Date: 1300-1400
Language: French
Origin: édifier, from Latin aedificare __to build a house__, from aedes __house__
formal to improve someone’s mind or character by teaching them something Language: French
Origin: édifier, from Latin aedificare __to build a house__, from aedes __house__
SYN enlighten
—edification /ˌedəfəˈkeɪʃən, ˌedɪfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]: