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词汇 edification
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edification

noun
/ˌedɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
/ˌedɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal or humorous)
  1. the improvement of somebody’s mind or character教化;启迪;陶冶
    • for the edification of somebody | for somebody's edification The books were intended for the edification of the masses.这些书旨在教化民众。
    • There are, for your edification, 150 teaspoons of sherry in a bottle—I counted them all.为了给你启迪,瓶子里有150茶匙雪利酒——我都数过了。
    词源late Middle English: from Latin aedificatio(n-), from aedificare ‘build’, from aedis ‘dwelling’ + facere ‘make’.
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