cosmetic

cosmetic
adjective
  1. 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
  1. (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
  1. 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'
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