edify: [14] As its close relative edifice [14] suggests, edify has to do literally with ‘building’. And in fact its underlying etymological sense is ‘building a hearth’. That was the original sense of Latin aedis. Gradually, though, it was extended, in a familiar metaphorical transition, from ‘hearth’ to ‘home’ and ‘dwelling’. Addition of a verbal element related to facere ‘make’ produced aedificāre ‘build a house’, or simply ‘build’.
Its figurative application to ‘instruction’ or ‘enlightenment’ took place in Latin, and has no doubt been reinforced in English (which acquired the word from Old French edifier) by its accidental similarity to educate.
edify (v.)
mid-14c., "to build, construct," also, in figurative use, "to build up morally or in faith," from Old French edefiier (12c., Modern French édifier) "build; install; teach, instruct (morally)," from Latin aedificare "to build, construct," in Late Latin "improve spiritually, instruct" (see edifice). Related: Edified; edifying.
edify 英文释义
1. make understand;
"Can you enlighten me--I don't understand this proposal"
edify 双语例句
1. They tried to edify the child with music.
他们试图用音乐陶冶这孩子.
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2. TV should attempt to edify the masses.
电视应该试着去启迪大众.
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3. Tea is fitness, disease , and the treatment, rich appreciation taste edify sentiment.
茶有健身 、 治疾之药物疗效, 又富欣赏情趣,可陶冶情操.
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4. The purpose is to widen train thought, edify somewhat to the reader.
目的是拓宽思路, 对读者有所启迪.
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5. In his book the function of television was to edify, not to entertain.
按照他的看法,电视的职能在于教育, 而不在于娱乐.
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edify 实用场景例句
They tried to edify the child with music.
他们试图用音乐陶冶这孩子.
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TV should attempt to edify the masses.
电视应该试着去启迪大众.
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Tea is fitness, disease , and the treatment, rich appreciation taste edify sentiment.
茶有健身 、 治疾之药物疗效, 又富欣赏情趣,可陶冶情操.
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The purpose is to widen train thought, edify somewhat to the reader.
目的是拓宽思路, 对读者有所启迪.
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In his book the function of television was to edify, not to entertain.
按照他的看法,电视的职能在于教育, 而不在于娱乐.
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Help me speak words of blessing to edify those around me today.
帮助我对我身边的人说出祝福的话.
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Music can brings us happy for a whole life, edify children's character.
音乐是人生的快乐, 也是陶冶儿童性情的熔炉.
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To beg a theme bright to makestory short, have new idea, edify somewhat to the person.
为求主题鲜明,长话短说, 有新意, 对人有所启迪.
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Yan'an, a gallant historical picture scroll, those who edify later generations is an illumination life, classical.
延安, 一幅壮丽的历史画卷, 一部光照日月 、 启迪后人的经典.
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Wherefore comfort yourselves together , and edify one another, even as also ye do.
