cosmetic
英 [kɒz'metɪk]
美 [kɑz'mɛtɪk]
助记提示
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.
中文词源
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。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. These reforms are not merely cosmetic.
- 这些改革不仅仅是装点门面的。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. She's obviously had some sort of cosmetic surgery.
- 她显然做过某种美容术.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. These changes are purely cosmetic.
- 这些改变纯粹是装饰门面.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句