单词 | salutary |
释义 | salutary (once / 1703 pages) adj Use salutary to describe something that's good for your health, like the salutary benefits of exercise, laughter, and getting enough sleep every night. When you look at the word salutary, you might expect it to have something to do with showing respect to military personnel, perhaps by saluting. In fact, salutary and salute do share a Latin root: salus, which means "good health." When you salute someone, or say "Salud!" before clinking glasses and taking a first sip, you're essentially giving your salutary wish — in other words, hoping a person enjoys good health. WORD FAMILYsalutary: salutarily USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s salutary to read just how many visitors were repulsed by the dire poverty and moral turpitude they encountered. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) In the wake of Brexit, it is a salutary read. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) The result is a salutary visual grit, which anchors Hurtado’s contradictorily evanescent forms. Los Angeles Times(Dec 28, 2016) adj tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health the salutary influence of pure air Syn good healthful conducive to good health of body or mind |
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