edifyvt. 1. instruct,raise in thoughts,improve by moral in-struction教導(dǎo),提高…的思想,接受…道德教訓(xùn)。 △Tw.5.1.301 (290): “Look then to be well edifed when thefool delivers the madman.”傻子念瘋子的話,請(qǐng)你們洗耳恭聽(tīng),接受教訓(xùn)。 △Ham.5.2.162 (155):“I knew you mustbe edified by the margent ere you had done.”我知道你得讀讀注解才能明白。 2. instruct,inform指示,告訴。 △Oth.3. 4.14: “Canyou inquire him out,and be edified by report?”你不能去探問(wèn)一下,從別人的談話里打聽(tīng)出來(lái)嗎? edify[?edifai]v. 教導(dǎo),開(kāi)導(dǎo),啟發(fā),陶冶,熏陶 ‖ edifying philosophy 教化哲學(xué) edification n.edificatory adj. 啟迪的,教誨的,開(kāi)導(dǎo)的 edifier n. 開(kāi)導(dǎo)者,教導(dǎo)者 |