| 单词 | salubrious |
| 释义 | salubrious (once / 10323 pages) adj Salubrious is a fancy way to describe something that’s good for you or is generally favorable to mind or body, but it need not be limited to describing healthy foods or liquids. We salute each other with the cheer, "To your health!" as we chug down something that probably isn’t that good for us. But if it were salubrious, it would be. The two words, salute and salubrious stem from the same salus, meaning "welfare, health.” Maybe next time, raise a glass of wheatgrass instead of vino! WORD FAMILYsalubrious: salubriously, salubriousness+/insalubrious: insalubriousness/insalubrity: insalubrious/salubrity: insalubrity, salubrious, salubrities USAGE EXAMPLESOther changes, according to anecdotal reports from pregnant women, are not so salubrious, like forgetfulness and difficulty concentrating. Science Magazine(Dec 19, 2016) “We didn’t start out in these kind of salubrious palaces of vaudeville fun,” he said. The New Yorker(Nov 30, 2016) Even if your grandma, aged 87, begins spouting less than salubrious views over the pumpkin pie, you have to call her out. BBC(Nov 23, 2016) 1adj promoting health; healthful "the salubrious mountain air and water"- C.B.Davis Syn good for you, healthy wholesome conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being 2adj favorable to health of mind or body not the most salubrious campsite one of the less salubrious suburbs Syn wholesome conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being |
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