edify

vt.
1. instruct,raise in thoughts,improve by moral in-struction教导，提高…的思想，接受…道德教训。
△Tw.5.1.301 (290): “Look then to be well edifed when thefool delivers the madman.”傻子念疯子的话，请你们洗耳恭听，接受教训。
△Ham.5.2.162 (155):“I knew you mustbe edified by the margent ere you had done.”我知道你得读读注解才能明白。
2. instruct,inform指示，告诉。
△Oth.3. 4.14: “Canyou inquire him out,and be edified by report?”你不能去探问一下，从别人的谈话里打听出来吗？

edify[ˈedifai]

v. 教导，开导，启发，陶冶，熏陶
‖ edifying philosophy 教化哲学
edification n.edificatory adj. 启迪的，教诲的，开导的
edifier n. 开导者，教导者