音标:['ʌn'edifaiiŋ] ;
a. 不光彩的, 不体面的, 令人厌恶的, 缺乏教育意义的, 不起启发作用的
a. not edifying
词型变化:名词复数形式 : unedifyings

unedifying的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. And yet the battle for health-care reform has been both close-run and unedifying.但实际上医改之战只赢在生死线上,而且赢得并不光明正大。

经典引文

  • The unedifying sight of a bored schoolboy..pulling the wings off flies.

    出自:N. F. Dixon
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