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单词 edification
释义
edification
noun[U]
formal
uk
/ˌed.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌed.ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
theimprovementof themindandunderstanding,especiallybylearning:
（尤指通过学习获得的）教益，启迪，陶冶
Itendtowatchthetelevisionforpleasureratherthan edification.一般我看电视是为了消遣而不是为了要从中得到什么教益。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Knowledge and awareness
  • acquaintance
  • alertness
  • as every schoolboy/schoolchild knowsidiom
  • astuteness
  • at/in the back ofyourmindidiom
  • general knowledge
  • gnostic
  • grounding
  • have a nodding acquaintance withsomeone/somethingidiom
  • have a passing/slight/nodding acquaintance withsomethingidiom
  • metacognition
  • nescience
  • nescient
  • nod
  • offsomeone'sradaridiom
  • omniscience
  • sensibility
  • street smarts
  • theory of mind
  • witting
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(Definition ofedificationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofedification

edification
They are merely being filmed for the education andedificationof the public.
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His apparent goals were to provide his readers with pleasure andedificationand also to affect their identification of him.
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These words were pronounced not merely for theedificationof the novice but also for the benefit of the public.
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But one may still ask what makes an argument a good one, even in the more limited context of, say,edification.
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The poem locates its fictional genesis in the request of the poet's friends that he write a love poem for their enjoyment andedification.
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His journal entries were written for his own personaledification.
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These collections were meant for serious moral guidance rather than scholarly or literaryedification.
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They are particularly intended for theedificationof monks, nuns and clerics by means of the virtuous example of the saint.
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Like other congregations, it hosted ' lectures ' (sermons) during the week for theedificationof the laity.
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As part of the 'leisure' industry, classical recordings are firmly within 'serious leisure' - the kind of leisure that makes 'edification' and 'improvement' a high priority.
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The assertion that known sin should be expiated publicly for theedificationof those injured by the sin is certainly consonant with traditional calls for public penance.
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Nor is it clear that displaying an aestheticized, romanticized fantasy image of the poor for theedificationor titillation of the sinful affluent really furthers egalitarian ideals.
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Allen assumes that the ordinary leisured person cannot aspire to produce a groundbreaking scientific text; he or she is only a hobbyist, observing non-human nature for personaledificationalone.
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We shall regard it with no more surprise and no greateredificationthan we regard the ordinary and more sordid incidents of everyday life.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Surely, we would like to do that for theedificationof our own people.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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