edify + noun phrase
The teacher edifies her students with moral lessons.
老师用道德课启迪学生。
教导;启迪;陶冶
在道德或智力上教导或提升。;熏陶;教诲
To instruct or improve someone morally or intellectually.
在道德或智力上教导或提升。
To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
一般现在时
Reading good books edifies the mind.
阅读好书启迪心灵。
一般过去时
The teacher edified the students with her speech.
老师用她的演讲教诲了学生。
现在完成时
His words have edified countless people.
他的话启迪了无数人。
规则动词
Great works of art often edify those who take the time to appreciate them.
伟大的艺术作品常常启迪那些花时间欣赏它们的人。
用法提示:动词原形,表示‘启迪’的意思。
The mentor's guidance edified the young entrepreneur, helping her avoid common mistakes.
导师的指导教诲了这位年轻的企业家,帮助她避免常见错误。
用法提示:过去式,表示‘教诲’的意思。
Listening to his edifying lectures, the audience felt inspired to improve themselves.
听众聆听他那富有启迪性的讲座,感到激励自我提升。
用法提示:现在分词用作形容词,表示‘有启迪作用的’。
The teacher edifies her students with moral lessons.
老师用道德课启迪学生。
常用于被动语态,表示受到启发或教诲。
They were edified by the speaker's profound insights.
他们被演讲者深刻的见解所启迪。
He edifies the community through his charitable work.
他通过慈善工作启迪社区。
grammar · medium
易错句子The edify of the lecture was profound.
正确表达The edification of the lecture was profound.
edify 是动词,不能用作名词;应使用名词形式 edification。
grammar · medium
易错句子He edified to the class.
正确表达He edified the class.
edify 是及物动词,后直接跟宾语,不需要介词 to。
edify强调道德或精神上的提升,enlighten侧重知识或理解上的启发
edify是启迪,edit是编辑,拼写相似但意义完全不同
edify是动词,edifice是名词,拼写相近但词性和意义不同
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