edify

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Educationedifyed‧i‧fy /ˈedɪfaɪ/ verb (edified, edifying, edifies) [transitive] formalSETEACH 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.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusedify• 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”

单词	edify
释义	edify From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Educationedifyed‧i‧fy /ˈedɪfaɪ/ verb (edified, edifying, edifies) [transitive] formalSETEACH 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.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusedify• 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”
随便看	too late too late too late to do too late to do something too little too little, too late too many chiefs and not enough Indians too many cooks too many cooks (spoil the broth) too many cooks spoil the broth too much too much information too much information! too near for comfort too nice etc for your own good too nice/clever etc for your own good too numerous to list too numerous to mention too numerous to mention/list too rich etc by half too ridiculous etc for words too silly etc for words too silly/complicated/ridiculous etc for words too soon too soon to do