edifying

英 [ˈedɪfaɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈedɪfaɪɪŋ]

adj.  启迪的; 有启发意义的; 起教化作用的
v.  教化; 启迪; 教诲
edify的现在分词

现在分词：edifying　

BNC.37702 / COCA.35811

牛津词典

adj.

• 启迪的；有启发意义的；起教化作用的
  likely to improve your mind or your character

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 教导的;启迪的;起教化作用的
  If you describe something asedifying, you mean that it benefits you in some way, for example by teaching you about something.
  1. In the 18th century art was seen, along with music and poetry, as something edifying.
     在18世纪，人们认为美术和音乐、诗歌一样，能够起到教化作用。
• ADJ-GRADED (通常用于否定句)令人愉快的,可以接受的
  You say that something is not veryedifyingwhen you want to express your disapproval or dislike of it, or to suggest that there is something unpleasant or unacceptable about it.
  1. It all brought back memories of a not very edifying past.
     所有这些都让人回想起一段并不那么愉快的过去。

英英释义

adj

• enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
  1. the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read
  Synonym:enlightening

双语例句

• The potential for a bold move abroad by CCB contrasts with the less edifying state of Chinese banks at home.
  与建行可能在海外推出大胆举措形成对比的是，中国各银行在国内的状态却不那么振奋人心。
• Secondly, the purpose of aesthetic education, harmonizing sensibilities, edifying will and advancing the ability of aesthetic;
  美育的目的：调和情感、陶冶意志、提高审美能力；
• He reads edifying books to improve his mind.
  他阅读启发性的书，以使心灵成长。
• We are witnessing the last edifying moments of a transcendent being.
  现在我们看到的就是生命完成升华的那一刻。
• A usually short narrative making an edifying or cautionary point and often employing as characters animals that speak and act like human beings.
  寓言一种通常短小的故事，用来表示启发或谨慎的观点，常利用说话或有人的行为的动物为角色。
• I was wondering, if you would entertain it kindly if I were to give you from the mission stories, several books of edifying nature?
  要是我从传教团的书籍里找几本比较正经、比较有效益的书给你，不知你是否乐于接受？
• Associate with the humble and the simple, with the devout and virtuous, and with them speak of edifying things.
  要结交谦逊的人、虔诚的人和有德性的人，和他们谈论有益的事。
• The non-mirror-philosophy was a kind of Hermeneutics and edifying philosophy, which denied common criterion.
  他指出，无镜哲学是一种解释学，一种教化哲学。
• It is a tradition to pay attention to edifying experience while teaching Chinese the language.
  注重陶冶式教学，是我国语文教育源远流长的一个传统。
• Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
  们也是如此。既是切慕属灵的恩赐，就当求多得造就教会的恩赐。