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

• The spectacle will not be edifying.
  届时场面不会好看。
• 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。
• Since accepting the family education and edifying, Haimingwei also is fond of going hunting, art draws journeying.
  由于受家庭的教育和熏陶，海明威也喜好打猎、艺术和旅行。
• The edifying of sentiment is very important to college students.
  情操陶冶对大学生而言极为重要。
• 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。
• He reads edifying books to improve his mind.
  他阅读启发性的书，以使心灵成长。
• 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。
• The "Sutra of the Buddha of Limitless Lifespan" identifies Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Great Strength Bodhisattva as Amita Buddha's assistants in edifying all beings.
  《观无量寿经》提到观世音菩萨和大势至菩萨是阿弥陀佛的两大脇侍菩萨。
• 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。
• 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。