| 单词 | edify |
| 释义 | edify (once / 1293 pages) v To edify is to help someone understand, whether it is books that edify those who want to learn a new language, or the explanations that hang beside paintings at a museum that edify visitors who aren't familiar with the artist. If you know that the noun edifice is a synonym for building, you may wonder what the related verb edify has to do with understanding. You can think of something that edifies as the building blocks of what might become a lifelong interest, like an elementary school teacher who edifies the student who becomes an Abraham Lincoln scholar, or an activity you eventually master, like the beginners' lessons that edify new ice skaters. WORD FAMILYedify: edification, edified, edifies, edifying+/edification: edifications/edifying: edifyingly, unedifying USAGE EXAMPLESAs the priests will soon learn, the consequences of answering God’s call are not always so clear or edifying. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) The second four carried on the same edifying theme, but may be Anne's original work. BBC(Nov 23, 2016) However, Mr. Trump’s behavior and campaign rhetoric of misogyny and bigotry didn’t predicate an election edifying “the beating heart of American democracy.” Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) v make understand Syn|Hyper enlighten instruct, learn, teach impart skills or knowledge to |
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