edify
edify
[ˈɛdɪfʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
[ˈɛdɪfʌɪ]
(-ies, -ied)
- [with obj.](formal)instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually
(正式)（在道德或知识方面）教诲，开导，启迪，教化
- Middle English: from Old French edifier, from Latin aedificare 'build', from aedis 'dwelling' + facere 'make' (compare with edifice). The word originally meant 'construct a building', also 'strengthen', hence to ‘build up’ morally or spiritually
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