but a medicine that had worked so well in one form of illness would surely be of equal benefit in another,
只知道一种药对一种病有好处，肯定对另一种病也会有好处。
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 28 Patients and doctors
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 医学;药物;有功效的东西，良药;
💡 medic医师+ine名词后缀 →医学，内科学
"a distinguished career in medicine"
在医学领域的辉煌生涯
近义：medicament, medicant, medication, medications, nostrums, pharmacon
n. 形状，形式;外形;方式;表格;
vt. 形成;构成;组织;塑造;
vi. 形成，产生;排队，整队;
💡 form =shape,表示”形状”
"The noun " mouse " is the singular form of " mice " ."
名词mouse是 mice 的单数形式.
近义：past, background, record, dossier, antecedents, institute
反义：hypertrophy, misshape, twist, uglify, warp, contort
n. 疾病;某种具体疾病;不健康;
💡 ill有病的+ ness 表名词，“性质，状态，”通常加在形容词后面 → n.病，疾病
"The illness damaged his Action Man image."
这场病损害了他那爱打拼的形象。
近义：ill, infirmity, malady, pang, sickness, aching
反义：healthiness, liveness, salubrity, salutariness, sanitation, sparkle
adj. 相等的，平等的;平稳的;势均力敌的;胜任的;
vt. 等于;比得上;使相等;同样看待;
n. 同样的人;相等的数量;能与之比拟的东西;（地位、实力等）相同的人;
vi. 相等，相平（与out连用）;
💡 equ相等，平均+al形容词后缀 → 相等的，平等的
"They envision an equal society, free of poverty and disease."
他们向往一个没有贫穷和疾病的平等社会。
近义：match, parallel, equate, par, peer, neighbor
反义：unmatch, objector, opposer, opposite, rival, trialist
n. 利益，好处;救济金，津贴;义演，义卖;恩惠，恩泽;
vt. 有益于，有助于;使受益;得益，受益;
💡 bene善，好+fit做→做事后的好处→利益，好处
"I've had the benefit of a good education."
我得益于受过良好教育。
近义：improve, avail, profit, stead, advantage, aid
反义：hurt, impair, injure, penalize, prejudice, spoil