A salutary experience is one that stings a little — or a lot — but teaches you something you needed to learn. Losing money you were careless with, or failing because you did not prepare, can be salutary: unpleasant, yet useful.

A salutary experience is one that stings a little — or a lot一個salutary的經驗是那種會讓你有點痛——甚至很痛 but teaches you something you needed to learn但也教會你一些你需要學到的事 Losing money you were careless with因為粗心而賠掉錢 or failing because you did not prepare或是因為沒準備而失敗 can be salutary都可能是salutary的 unpleasant, yet useful雖然不好受，卻很有用

This is the sense you will meet in newspapers and essays. It is a formal word; a friend might say a wake-up call instead.

This is the sense you will meet in newspapers and essays這是你會在報紙和文章裡看到的意思 It is a formal word這是一個正式的字 a friend might say a wake-up call instead朋友之間可能會改說a wake-up call

Older English also used it to mean good for your health, which is closer to the Latin (from salus, health), but that use has faded.

Older English also used it to mean good for your health比較舊式的英文也曾用這個字表示「對健康有益」 which is closer to the Latin這比較接近拉丁字源的意思 from salus, health來自意思是「健康」的salus but that use has faded但這個用法已經漸漸消失了

It is not about saying hello — that is salute — and it is not a soft compliment: if something is salutary, it probably hurt your pride first.

It is not about saying hello這個字跟打招呼沒關係 that is salute打招呼是salute and it is not a soft compliment而且它也不是溫和的稱讚 if something is salutary, it probably hurt your pride first如果一件事是salutary的，它可能得先傷了你的自尊