involving or relating to treatment intended to restore or improve a person's appearance 整容的 cosmetic surgery. 整容外科。 ■designed or serving to improve the appearance of the body, especially the face 化妆用的;美容的 lens designs can improve the cosmetic effect of your glasses. 镜片的设计可提高眼镜的美感。 ■affecting only the appearance of something rather than its substance: 装饰性的;表面的;非实质性的 the reform package was merely a cosmetic exercise. 一揽子改革方案只是做做样子而已。
noun
(一般作 cosmetics)a product applied to the body, especially the face, to improve its appearance 美容剂,化妆品(尤指面霜)
派生 cosmetically adverb 语源
early 17th cent. (as a noun denoting the art of beautifying the body): from French cosmétique, from Greek kosmētikos, from kosmein 'arrange or adorn', from kosmos 'order or adornment'