| 单词 | edify |
| 释义 | edify verb[T] formaluk/ˈed.ɪ.faɪ/us/ˈed.ə.faɪ/toimprovesomeone'smind 教化，启迪，教诲Teaching in general
Examplesofedifyedify The experience was an enjoyable and edifying experience for most individuals. From theCambridge English Corpus Aside from offering rudimentary explanations of germ theory, it edified readers about the transmission of syphilis. From theCambridge English Corpus One wonders who will be edified by this book - perhaps students of the ' ' culture wars ' ' of the 1990s. From theCambridge English Corpus For a sermon to 'edify', they must pray for faith to be edified and attend diligently to what is said. From theCambridge English Corpus States contributed "much that was edifying and valuable" in both pedagogy and philosophy. From theCambridge English Corpus This may not result in reading that is edifying, but it will always be relevant. From theCambridge English Corpus A genuine artifact is one which is the outcome of a productive relationship between material and maker, and one which continues to engender andedify. From theCambridge English Corpus Notably, they inspired an important element in war literature: heroic memoirs, edifying tales from the trenches or from overseas expeditions. From theCambridge English Corpus Both prefaces explain the need for the edifying texts to reach a wider audience. From theCambridge English Corpus The delay in rectifying this problem does not make for edifying reading. From theCambridge English Corpus The lengthy question that follows - like the lengthy statement that preceded it - is intended to delight the reader while simultaneously edifying her. From theCambridge English Corpus This is an optimistic and edifying dialogue on the possibility of protecting ourselves from the undesirable consequences of linguistic essentialism: interpersonal, intergroup, and international conflicts and misunderstandings. From theCambridge English Corpus And who can deny that our theatres daily portray aspects of history, emotion, action and consequences that bothedifyand educate their audiences? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Will it be edifying to see all these carefully selected and vetted peers mooning around their noble pile with not enough to do? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They will not have been edified by our processes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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