1 ADJ-GRADED 教导的;启迪的;起教化作用的 If you describe something as edifying, you mean that it benefits you in some way, for example by teaching you about something. 教导的;启迪的;起教化作用的 [formal]
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In the 18th century art was seen, along with music and poetry, as something edifying.
在18世纪，人们认为美术和音乐、诗歌一样，能够起到教化作用。
2 ADJ-GRADED (通常用于否定句)令人愉快的,可以接受的 You say that something is not very edifying when you want to express your disapproval or dislike of it, or to suggest that there is something unpleasant or unacceptable about it. (通常用于否定句)令人愉快的,可以接受的 [disapproval]
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