edify

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To build, construct. archaic
    — That Castle was most goodly edifyde, / And plaste for pleasure nigh that forrest syde […]
  2. To instruct or improve morally or intellectually. transitive
    — frustrate the best endeavours in the edifying of the church

词形变化

edifies present,singular,third-person edifying participle,present edified participle,past edified past ædify alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
disedify reedify
相关词
edification edificator edifice edifier edifying

词源

From Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”).
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