edifying

英 [ˈedɪfaɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈedɪfaɪɪŋ]

adj.  启迪的; 有启发意义的; 起教化作用的
v.  教化; 启迪; 教诲
edify的现在分词

现在分词：edifying　

BNC.37702 / COCA.35811

牛津词典

adj.

• 启迪的；有启发意义的；起教化作用的
  likely to improve your mind or your character

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 教导的;启迪的;起教化作用的
  If you describe something asedifying, you mean that it benefits you in some way, for example by teaching you about something.
  1. In the 18th century art was seen, along with music and poetry, as something edifying.
     在18世纪，人们认为美术和音乐、诗歌一样，能够起到教化作用。
• ADJ-GRADED (通常用于否定句)令人愉快的,可以接受的
  You say that something is not veryedifyingwhen you want to express your disapproval or dislike of it, or to suggest that there is something unpleasant or unacceptable about it.
  1. It all brought back memories of a not very edifying past.
     所有这些都让人回想起一段并不那么愉快的过去。

英英释义

adj

• enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
  1. the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read
  Synonym:enlightening

双语例句

• Not a very edifying experience.
  并非很有启迪性的一番经历。
• Later, the goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini boasted to anyone who would listen of his miraculous aim. When she made remarks to this edifying effect, she had a firm little frown on her brow.
  后来，金匠本凡努托&8226；切里尼逢人便吹嘘他枪法神准。每逢她谈到这些发人深省的话，眉头便不由得皱了起来。
• The explicit pursuit of purpose-in-life is, as the Buddha taught, not edifying: it is best to immerse oneself into the river of life and let the question drift away.
  正像佛教所说的，直接追寻生命的意义是无益的：最好的办法是让自己浸入生命之河中，让这个问题自己漂走。
• We are witnessing the last edifying moments of a transcendent being.
  现在我们看到的就是生命完成升华的那一刻。
• Based on this understanding, the significance of the ethics thought of Aristotle to the modern society is illuminated: his thought is good to cultivating right concept of happiness for modern human beings, edifying the cultivation of morality and realizing social harmony.
  并在此基础上说明了亚里士多德德性伦理思想对现代社会的意义：为现代人培养正确的幸福观、对道德培养的启迪、有利于社会和谐。
• In the 18th century art was seen, along with music and poetry, as something edifying.
  在18世纪，人们认为美术和音乐、诗歌一样，能够起到教化作用。
• The edifying of sentiment is very important to college students.
  情操陶冶对大学生而言极为重要。
• The non-mirror-philosophy was a kind of Hermeneutics and edifying philosophy, which denied common criterion.
  他指出，无镜哲学是一种解释学，一种教化哲学。
• It is a tradition to pay attention to edifying experience while teaching Chinese the language.
  注重陶冶式教学，是我国语文教育源远流长的一个传统。
• The potential for a bold move abroad by CCB contrasts with the less edifying state of Chinese banks at home.
  与建行可能在海外推出大胆举措形成对比的是，中国各银行在国内的状态却不那么振奋人心。