cosmetic

• adj.美容; 化粧
• n. 化粧品; 装飾品

cosmの語源、整える、整理する、秩序づける、語源的にはcosmosと同じ。後に、美しく見栄えのする人でも化粧品を作るようになった。

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.

1. Melanie plunked her cosmetic case down on a chair.

メラニーは化粧箱をバタンと椅子に投げた。

2.These reforms are not merely cosmetic .

これらの改革は単なる見栄えだけではない。

3.She 's obviously had some sort of cosmetic surgery.

彼女は明らかにある美容術をしたことがある。

4.These changes are purely cosmetic .

これらの変更は純粋に装飾面である。

5.She received a cosmetic makeover at a beauty salon as a birthday gift.

彼女は美容院で美容を楽しむことができる誕生日プレゼントをもらった。