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

• 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。
• He reads edifying books to improve his mind.
  他阅读启发性的书，以使心灵成长。
• Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we speak before God in Christ: but we do all things, dearly beloved, for your edifying.
  你们到如今、还想我们是向你们分诉.我们本是在基督里当神面前说话。亲爱的弟兄阿、一切的事、都是为造就你们。
• 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。
• Being left in a bar all afternoon with a load of football supporters is not the most edifying of experiences.
  整个下午跟一群足球支持者留在酒吧里不是非常有教益的经历。
• Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.
  们也是如此。既是切慕属灵的恩赐，就当求多得造就教会的恩赐。
• The edifying of sentiment is very important to college students.
  情操陶冶对大学生而言极为重要。
• When I first started covering the very rich, a wealth manager gave me this piece of advice: The very rich are like the unemployed, except they don't have the edifying focus of trying to find a job.
  在我刚开始报道超级富翁时，一名财富管理师给了我这样一条建议：除了不急着找工作外，那些超级富翁和失业者没什么两样。
• From educational content, should strengthen education in patriotism and traditional culture edifying;
  从教育内容上，要加强爱国主义教育和传统文化熏陶；
• It holds the three element of aesthetic education are the education of aesthetic knowledge, the cultivating of feeling of aesthetic form and the edifying of aesthetic feeling.
  构成审美教育的内容与形式的三要素是审美知识的教育、审美形式感的培养与审美情感的陶冶。