salutary

salutary
[ˈsaljʊt(ə)ri]
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。
    ■(archaic)health-giving
    (古)有益健康的
    the salutary Atlantic air.
    有益健康的大西洋空气。
语源
  1. late Middle English (as a noun in the sense 'remedy'): from French salutaire or Latin salutaris, from salus, salut- 'health'
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