edification

英 [ˌedɪfɪ'keɪʃn] 美 [ˌedɪfɪ'keɪʃn]

• n. 陶冶；教诲；启迪

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 启发
2. 教导
3. 启迪
4. 陶冶
5. 教化
6. 教诲
7. 熏陶
8. 开导

英英释义

Noun:

1. uplifting enlightenment

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. This is due to Wang Ping's edification.
   那还不是王平熏陶的结果。
2. And now, you can listen edification from them.
   而今，你却可以凝神倾听他们的教诲了。
3. I am telling you this simply for your edification.
   我只是为了开导你才告诉你这件事的。
4. The books were intended for the edification of the masses.
   这些书旨在教化民众。

经典引文

• In providing for the religious necessities of posterity, they were directly serving their own edification.

  出自： J. H. Newman

近反义词

【近义词】

• education 教育
• scholarship 奖学金
• learning 学问
• improvement 改进
• enlightenment 启蒙
• elevation 提升
• instruction 指令
• sophistication 老练