cosmetic

英 [kɒzˈmet.ɪk]      美 [kɑːzˈmet̬.ɪk]
  • adj. 美容的;化妆用的
  • n. 化妆品;装饰品
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1、cosmet- + -ic.
2、含义:skilled in adornment or arrangement, the art of dress and ornament, art of beautifying, a preparation or arrangement for beautifying.
cosmetic 化妆品

来自词根cosm, 安排,整理,秩序,词源同cosmos。后指化妆品,即使人看起来漂亮,得当。

cosmetic (n.)
c. 1600, "art of beautifying," from Latinized form of Greek kosmetike (tekhne) "the art of dress and ornament," from fem. of kosmetikos (see cosmetic (adj.)). Meaning "a preparation for beautifying" attested from 1640s (now often cosmetics).
cosmetic (adj.)
1640s, from French cosmétique (16c.), from Greek kosmetikos "skilled in adornment or arrangement," from kosmein "to arrange, adorn," from kosmos "order" (see cosmos). Figurative sense of "superficial" is from 1955. Related: Cosmetically.
1. Melanie plunked her cosmetic case down on a chair.
梅拉妮把化妆盒砰的一声扔到椅子上。
2. These reforms are not merely cosmetic.
这些改革不仅仅是装点门面的。
3. She's obviously had some sort of cosmetic surgery.
她显然做过某种美容术.
4. These changes are purely cosmetic.
这些改变纯粹是装饰门面.
5. She received a cosmetic makeover at a beauty salon as a birthday gift.
她得到了一份生日礼物,可以在美容院享受一次美容。

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