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.
中文词源
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。
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：cosmetic 词源，cosmetic 含义。
希腊语中kosmos(秩序)派生了kosmein(装饰,整理),继而kosmetikos(擅长装饰的),进入英语为cosmetic。
词根词缀： -cosm-秩序 + -etic形容词词尾
