cosmetic
英 [kɒz'metɪk]
美 [kɑz'mɛtɪk]
助記提示
1、cosmet- + -ic.
2、含義：skilled in adornment or arrangement, the art of dress and ornament, art of beautifying, a preparation or arrangement for beautifying.
中文詞源
cosmetic 化妝品來自詞根cosm, 安排，整理，秩序，詞源同cosmos。後指化妝品，即使人看起來漂亮，得當。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Melanie plunked her cosmetic case down on a chair.
- 梅拉妮把化妝盒砰的一聲扔到椅子上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. These reforms are not merely cosmetic.
- 這些改革不僅僅是裝點門麵的。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. She's obviously had some sort of cosmetic surgery.
- 她顯然做過某種美容術.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. These changes are purely cosmetic.
- 這些改變純粹是裝飾門麵.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. She received a cosmetic makeover at a beauty salon as a birthday gift.
- 她得到了一份生日禮物，可以在美容院享受一次美容。
來自柯林斯例句