英语词汇“edify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ed•i•fy v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing.

to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift;
enlighten:They read bible stories to edify their young children.

ed•i•fy•ing, adj.: an edifying speech to improve morale among the counselors.
ed•i•fi•ca•tion n. [uncountable]

ed•i•fy v.t., -fied, -fy•ing.

to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually;
uplift:religious paintings that edify the viewer.

Latin aedificāre to build, equivalent. to aedi- (stem of aedes) house, temple + -ficāre -fy
Anglo-French, Old French edifier
Middle English edifien 1300–50

ed′i•fi′er, n.
ed′i•fy′ing•ly, adv.

edify /ˈɛdɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied)

(transitive) to improve the morality, intellect, etc, of, esp by instruction

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre to construct, from aedēs a dwelling, temple + facere to make

ˈediˌfier n ˈediˌfying adj ˈediˌfyingly adv

单词	edify
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 ed•i•fy /ˈɛdəˌfaɪ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -fied, -fy•ing. to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift; enlighten:They read bible stories to edify their young children. ed•i•fy•ing, adj.: an edifying speech to improve morale among the counselors. ed•i•fi•ca•tion /ˌɛdəfɪˈkeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ed•i•fy (ed′ə fī),USA pronunciation v.t., -fied, -fy•ing. to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift:religious paintings that edify the viewer. Latin aedificāre to build, equivalent. to aedi- (stem of aedes) house, temple + -ficāre -fy Anglo-French, Old French edifier Middle English edifien 1300–50 ed′i•fi′er, n. ed′i•fy′ing•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: edify /ˈɛdɪˌfaɪ/ vb ( -fies, -fying, -fied) (transitive) to improve the morality, intellect, etc, of, esp by instruction Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificāre to construct, from aedēs a dwelling, temple + facere to make ˈediˌfier n ˈediˌfying adj ˈediˌfyingly adv
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