but a medicine that had worked so well in one form of illness would surely be of equal benefit in another,
只知道一種藥對一種病有好處，肯定對另一種病也會有好處。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 28 Patients and doctors
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 醫學;藥物;有功效的東西，良藥;
?? medic醫師+ine名詞后綴 →醫學，內科學
"a distinguished career in medicine"
在醫學領域的輝煌生涯
近義：medicament, medicant, medication, medications, nostrums, pharmacon
n. 形狀，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;構成;組織;塑造;
vi. 形成，產生;排隊，整隊;
?? form =shape,表示”形狀”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名詞mouse是 mice 的單數形式.
近義：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反義：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
n. 疾病;某種具體疾病;不健康;
?? ill有病的+ ness 表名詞，“性質，狀態，”通常加在形容詞后面 → n.病，疾病
"The illness damaged his Action Man image."
這場病損害了他那愛打拼的形象。
近義：ill, infirmity, malady, pang, sickness, aching
反義：healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle
adj. 相等的，平等的;平穩的;勢均力敵的;勝任的;
vt. 等于;比得上;使相等;同樣看待;
n. 同樣的人;相等的數量;能與之比擬的東西;（地位、實力等）相同的人;
vi. 相等，相平（與out連用）;
?? equ相等，平均+al形容詞后綴 → 相等的，平等的
"They envision an equal society, free of poverty and disease."
他們向往一個沒有貧窮和疾病的平等社會。
近義：match, parallel, equate, par, peer, neighbor
反義：unmatch, objector, opposer, opposite, rival, trialist
n. 利益，好處;救濟金，津貼;義演，義賣;恩惠，恩澤;
vt. 有益于，有助于;使受益;得益，受益;
?? bene善，好+fit做→做事后的好處→利益，好處
"I've had the benefit of a good education."
我得益于受過良好教育。
近義：improve, avail, profit, stead, advantage, aid
反義：hurt, impair, injure, penalize, prejudice, spoil