单词 | edifying |
释义 | edifying From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Educationedifyinged‧i‧fy‧ing /ˈedəfaɪ-ɪŋ/ adjective formalSEan edifying speech, book etc improves your mind or moral character by teaching you something – sometimes used humorously a morally edifying filmExamples from the Corpusedifying• It has been far from an edifying election.• Neither case was an edifying example of law enforcement.• During the midday meal the older children read edifying passages chosen by Nicholas from religious or secular history.• Most successful businessmen recognise that sensuality, not always of the most edifying quality, positively affects their sales.• Not an edifying way of vote hunting.• Let me present a medley of these edifying yarns. |
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