edifying是什么意思？

edifying

英[ˈedɪfaɪɪŋ]

• adj. 有教训意味的，教训性的，有益的；
• v. 开导，启发( edify的现在分词 )；

例句

• Young students are advised to read edifying books to improve their mind. 建议青年学生们读一些陶冶性情的书籍,以提高自己的心智.
• 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。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  教导的;启迪的;起教化作用的
  If you describe something as edifying, you mean that it benefits you in some way, for example by teaching you about something.
  例句
  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 very edifying when you want to express your disapproval or dislike of it, or to suggest that there is something unpleasant or unacceptable about it.
  例句
  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。

英英词典释义

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