cosmetic
英 [k?z'met?k]
美 [kɑz'm?t?k]
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(lái)自詞根cosm, 安排，整理，秩序，詞源同cosmos。后指化妝品，即使人看起來(lái)漂亮，得當(dāng)。
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(yǔ)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(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. These reforms are not merely cosmetic.
- 這些改革不僅僅是裝點(diǎn)門面的。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. She's obviously had some sort of cosmetic surgery.
- 她顯然做過(guò)某種美容術(shù).
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. These changes are purely cosmetic.
- 這些改變純粹是裝飾門面.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)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(lái)自柯林斯例句