单词	edification
释义	edifyed‧i‧fy /ˈedɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle edified, present participle edifying, third person singular edifies) [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINedify Origin: 1300-1400 French édifier, from Latin aedificare ‘to build a house’, from aedes ‘house’ Verb Table VERB TABLE edify Simple Form Present I, you, we, they edify he, she, it edifies Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they edified Present perfect I, you, we, they have edified he, she, it has edified Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had edified Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will edify Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have edified Continuous Form Present I am edifying he, she, it is edifying you, we, they are edifying Past I, he, she, it was edifying you, we, they were edifying Present perfect I, you, we, they have been edifying he, she, it has been edifying Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been edifying Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be edifying Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been edifying Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The movie neither edifies nor entertains its viewers. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS I've had to edit ten years of your memories, a lot of which weren't edifying. 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. The arts, in short, were pleasant and edifying if not quite essential. The corporate form has always been in ceaseless conflict with the edifying spirit of man. word sets WORD SETS► Education absenteeism, nounacademic, adjectiveacademy, nounadult education, nounalma mater, nounassessment, nounassessor, nounassignment, nounaudiovisual, adjectiveAV, binder, nounbiology, nounblackboard, nounbursary, nounbusiness studies, nounCAL, nounCALL, nouncareer counselor, nouncareers officer, nouncase study, nounCDT, nouncert., certificate, nouncertificated, adjectivechalkboard, nouncharm school, nounchemistry set, nouncivics, nounclass, nounclassicist, nounclassmate, nouncloze test, nouncoach, nouncoeducation, nouncollege, nouncollegiate, adjectivecommon room, nouncomprehension, nouncomprehensive, adjectivecomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer science, nouncontinuing education, nouncorrespondence course, nouncoursebook, nouncoursework, nouncrash course, nouncredit, nouncrib, verbcross, nouncurriculum, nounD, noundiploma, noundirect method, nounDirector of Studies, noundissect, verbdistance learning, noundistinction, noundo, verbdropout, noundyslexia, nounedify, verbedifying, adjectiveeducate, verbeducational, adjectiveeducationalist, nouneducator, nounEFL, nounELT, nounESL, nounESOL, nounESP, nounessay, nounevening class, nounexam, nounexamination, nounexamine, verbexercise, nounexercise book, nounexternal, adjectiveextracurricular, adjectiveF, fail, nounfellowship, nounfield, nounfield day, nounfield trip, nounfieldwork, nounflashcard, nounflip chart, nounflunk, verbfree period, nounfresher, nounfreshman, nounfurther education, nounglobe, noungoverness, noungrade, verbgraded, adjectivegrade point average, noungrind, nounheuristic, adjectivehistory, nounimmersion, nounineducable, adjectiveinfirmary, nounintake, nounintelligence quotient, nouninterdisciplinary, adjectiveintroductory, adjectiveinvigilate, verbIQ, nounjanitor, nounlearning curve, nounlesson, nounletter, nounletter, verbliberal arts, nounlibrarian, nounlibrary, nounlife science, nounmainstream, adjectivemasterclass, nounmatron, nounmedia studies, nounmnemonic, nounmoderate, verbmoderator, nounmodular, adjectivemodule, nounmultiple choice, adjectivenight school, nounnumerate, adjectiveopen house, nounoral, nounoverqualified, adjectivepapier mâché, nounpass, verbpass, nounpastoral, adjectivepedagogical, adjectivepedagogue, nounpedagogy, nounphonics, nounphrasebook, nounphysical education, nounpicture book, nounplacement, nounplaytime, nounpoli sci, nounpolitical science, nounpolitics, nounprincipal, nounprize day, nounproblem, nounproctor, nounprogrammed learning, nounprotégé, nounquad, nounqualification, nounqualify, verbquick, adjectiverector, nounre-educate, verbrefectory, nounreference, nounreference library, nounrequirement, nounresearch, nounresearch, verbresit, verbresource, nounresult, nounresume, nounretake, verbretake, nounreunion, nounreview, verbrevise, verbrevision, nounrole-play, nounrote, nounscholar, nounscholarship, nounscholastic, adjectiveschool, nounscience, nounscript, nounself-taught, adjectiveset, verbspeciality, nounspelling bee, nounstandard, adjectivestate school, nounstudent body, nounstudent government, nounstudent loan, nounstudent teaching, nounstudent union, nounstudy, verbstudy hall, nounsub, nounsummer holidays, nounsummer vacation, nounsuperintendent, nounteacher, nounteaching, nountechie, nounterm, nounterm paper, nounTESL, nounTESOL, nountext, nountextbook, nountick, nountick, verbtimetable, nountimetable, verbtranscript, nountrimester, nountruancy, nountuition, nountutor, nountutor, verbunderclassman, noununit, noununseen, nounvisual aid, nounvocational, adjectivewhiteboard, nounworkbook, nounworksheet, nounX, nounyearbook, noun formal to improve someone’s mind or character by teaching them something SYN  enlighten—edification /ˌedɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]:  For our edification, the preacher reminded us what ‘duty’ meant.
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