a. 有教训意味的, 有益的, 教训性的

[ adj ]
enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
<adj.all>
the paintings in the church served an edifying purpose even for those who could not read

Edifying \Ed"i*fy`ing\, a.
Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation. --
{Ed"i*fy`ing*ly}, adv. -- {Ed"i*fy`ing*ness}, n.


Edify \Ed"i*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Edified}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Edifying}.] [F. ['e]difier, L. aedificare; aedes a building,
house, orig., a fireplace (akin to Gr. ? to burn, Skr. idh to
kindle, OHG. eit funeral pile, AS. [=a]d, OIr. aed fire) +
facere to make. See {Fact}, {-fy}.]
1. To build; to construct. [Archaic]

There was a holy chapel edified. --Spenser.

2. To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious
knowledge; to teach.

It does not appear probable that our dispute [about
miracles] would either edify or enlighten the
public. --Gibbon.

3. To teach or persuade. [Obs.] --Bacon.