核心畫面
Makeup. Picture powder and cream going onto a face: the surface is changed, nothing underneath is touched. That is the whole word — work done on the outside layer. Say it about a building repair or a government plan and the picture still holds: you have painted the face, not rebuilt the body.
可以想成「化妝」。畫面是粉和乳霜抹在臉上：表面變了，底下的東西一點也沒動到。這就是整個字的重點——只作用在最外那一層…更多收起
可以想成「化妝」。畫面是粉和乳霜抹在臉上：表面變了，底下的東西一點也沒動到。這就是整個字的重點——只作用在最外那一層。把它拿去講一場建築修繕或一份政策，畫面照樣成立：臉補好了，身體沒有動過。原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
cosmeticadj/kɒzˈmɛtɪk/
- 1
Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion.
- a cosmetic preparation
- Firſt, rob'd in white, the nymph intent adores / With head uncover'd, the coſmetic pow'rs.
- 2
External or superficial; pertaining only to the surface or appearance of something.
- Fortunately, the damage to the house was mostly cosmetic and a bit of paint covered it nicely.
cosmeticnoun/kɒzˈmɛtɪk/
- 1
Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner.
- These endocrine disruptors are everywhere: plastics, shampoos, cosmetics, cushions, pesticides, canned foods and A.T.M. receipts. They often aren’t on labels and can be difficult to avoid.
- 2
A feature existing only on the surface.
- 3
An intangible influence that improves the overall perception of some thing or situation.
- All depends upon circumstances—anger as much as any thing else. Interest is your only true cosmetic for smoothing the brow.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。