英语词汇“edification”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

edifyedify /ˈɛdəˌfaɪ/ verb (edifies, edified, edifying) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYedify

Origin: 1300-1400 French édifier, from Latin aedificare to build a house, from aedes house

VERB TABLE

edify

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	edify
	he, she, it	edifies
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	edified
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have edified
	he, she, it	has edified
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had edified
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will edify
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have edified

Continuous Form
Present	I	am edifying
	he, she, it	is edifying
	you, we, they	are edifying
Past	I, he, she, it	was edifying
	you, we, they	were edifying
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been edifying
	he, she, it	has been edifying
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been edifying
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be edifying
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been edifying

formal to be good for your mind or moral character by teaching you something: The movie neither edifies nor entertains its viewers.—edifying adjective—edification /ˌɛdəfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] formal or humorous: For your edification, I’m enclosing an article on our local fishing festival.