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When I wrote my book on him, my mother told me she wished I'd chosen 'someone more edifying than that old blasphemer.
当我写关于他的书时，我母亲希望我能写一个更具启迪意义的作家，而不是乔伊斯这个渎神老头子。
But I will make an exception for this Newsweek article by Daniel Gross , in part because he invokes my name so prominently and in part because his error is so edifying.
不过，我将为这篇发表在《新闻周刊》上的丹尼尔格·格罗斯的大作破例一次，部分原因是他在文中直点我的名字令我无法视而不见，部分则因为他的错误非常有启发性。
Taking green-thinking trips feels edifying but, as with everything, it all comes down to pleasure and taste.
去做绿色旅游固然是好事，但是对游客来说，最终要得到的还是旅游的愉悦和品味。

Veterans benefits have been around for ages, and their track record is none too edifying.
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Also, perhaps in consequence of its relative globality, its presentations are particularly well done and edifying.
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When the occasion demanded it, David could be edifying, while appropriately firm and blunt.
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If you describe something as edifying, you mean that it benefits you in some way, for example by teaching you about something.
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.