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salutary

\SAL-yuh-ter-ee\, adjective:
1. Producing or contributing to a beneficial effect; beneficial; advantageous.
2. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health.
形容词 a.
1.有益的,有利的
The accident was a salutary lesson; I'll never drink and drive again.
这一事故是一个有益的教训;我再也不酒后开车了。
2.有益健康的,强身的

Example Quotes:
Surviving a near-death experience has the salutary effect of concentrating the mind.
~Kenneth T. Walsh and Roger Simon, "Bush turns the tide", U.S. News, February 28, 2000

And they washed it all down with sharp red wines, moderate amounts of which are known to be salutary.
~Rod Usher, "The Fat of the Land", Time Europe, January 8, 2000

Alexis de Tocqueville famously observed during his sojourn in this country that America was teeming with such associations -- charities, choral groups, church study groups, book clubs -- and that they had a remarkably salutary effect on society, turning selfish individuals into public-spirited citizens.
~Fareed Zakaria, "Bigger Than the Family, Smaller Than the State", New York Times, August 13, 1995

Example Sentences:
She started driving a Prius for its salutary effect on the environment.

Salutary derives from Latin salutaris, from salus, salut-, "health."



A miss is as good as a mile.

失之毫厘，差之千里。



Why is a room full of married couples empty?
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