Edifying
['ɛdə'faɪɪŋ]
解释:
(adj.) 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' .
校对:路易丝--From WordNet
解释:
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Edify
(a.) Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation.
手打:菲尔
例句:
- It was very edifying, baby. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- Second, that he had forgiven everybody else, and had made a most edifying end. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Mrs. Bute certainly thought herself one of the most virtuous women in England, and the sight of her happy family was an edifying one to strangers. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- There are a perfect host of Clarksons and Wilberforces* risen up among us on that subject, most edifying to hear and behold. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- On this question there arose the edifying brow-beating, customary on such points. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Among the sights of Europe, that of Rome has ever been held one of the most striking and in some respects edifying. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- It is quite edifying to hear women speculate upon the worthlessness and the duration of beauty. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- An edifying consequence ensued. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
手打:菲尔