salutary
/ˈsæljʊtərɪ/adjective
1- (especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial(尤指不受欢迎的或使人不愉快的事)有益的, 有利的:
it failed to draw salutary lessons from Britain's loss of its colonies.
它没能从英国丧失殖民地这件事中吸取有益的教训。
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- archaic health-giving〈古〉有益健康的:
the salutary Atlantic air.
有益健康的大西洋空气。
词源
late Middle English (as a noun in the sense 'remedy'): from French salutaire or Latin salutaris, from salus, salut- 'health'.