having a good effect on somebody/something, though often seeming unpleasant 有益的(尽管往往让人不愉快) a salutary lesson/experience/warning 有益的教训/经历/告诫 The accident was a salutary reminder of the dangers of climbing. 这次事故提醒人们注意登山的种种危险,倒也不无益处。 This would have a salutary effect upon the health of the family. 这将对家庭健康产生有益的影响。
Extra ExamplesThe cost of the war should be a salutary warning to other governments. 这场战争的代价应该是对其他政府的有益警告。 The experience was certainly salutary, but I wouldn't want to repeat it! 这次经历当然是有益的,但我不想重复! The fate of the heroine was meant to serve as a salutary lesson to young readers. 女主人公的命运对年轻读者来说是一个有益的教训。
Oxford Collocations DictionarySalutary is used with these nouns:- effect
- experience
- lesson
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Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘remedy’): from French salutaire or Latin salutaris, from salus, salut- ‘health’.