区别辨析healthy、healthful与wholesome

healthy、healthful与wholesome这些形容词均含有“有益于健康的”之意。

healthy与healthful都可表示“有益于健康的”,但healthy只在非正式文体中可与healthful换用,healthful比healthy更常用。

  • a healthy diet
    健康饮食
  • a good, healthy walk
    有益于健康的散步

  • A healthful diet includes lots of green vegetables.
    健康饮食包括大量绿色蔬菜。
  • The healthful air at the seaside is good for you.
    海边有益于健康的空气对你有好处。

wholesome常可与healthful互换并且更常用,更强调有益于、增进、促使、维持身体或精神的健康。

  • wholesome food
    有益健康的食品
  • good, wholesome family entertainment
    优质有益的家庭娱乐