edify

英 ['edɪfaɪ]
  • vt. 熏陶;启发;教诲

助记提示


1. 比喻义:表示在精神、道德方面的建设。
2. 同源词:edifice, edify, estivate, estuary, ether.
3. PIE root *aidh- "to burn" => aedis / aedes (originally "a place with a hearth") => 引申为:aedis / aedes "dwelling house, building, temple, sanctuary". => edifice, edify.
4. PIE root *aidh- "to burn" => aestus "boiling (of the sea), tide, heat" => estivate, estuary.
5. PIE root *aidh- "to burn" => aithein "to burn, shine" => ether "upper air; bright, purer air; the sky".

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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