核心畫面

Anything to do with the face: the surface of a person's face, what shows on it, what grows on it, what is done to it.

把手指指向一張臉,說「這一塊」。face 加上 -al 就是「屬於臉的」——臉上長的(鬍子)、臉上顯出來的(表情)、更多收起把手指指向一張臉,說「這一塊」。face 加上 -al 就是「屬於臉的」——臉上長的(鬍子)、臉上顯出來的(表情)、臉的形狀輪廓,全都被這個字圈進來。它本身不帶好壞,只是把範圍框在臉這個部位上。

From the word’s history

From Latin facies 'form, appearance, face' + -al 'relating to'; the adjective simply marks 'belonging to the face'.

來自拉丁文 facies「外形、面容」,加上表示「與…有關的」字尾 -al。所以字面就是「臉的」,跟 face、surface(表面)同源——都繞著「朝外顯露的那一面」在轉。

OED / Etymonline: facial, from Medieval Latin facialis, from Latin facies 'face'

Two branches

臉部的(形容詞)

這一支就是核心:把任何東西標記成「位置在臉上、關於臉的」。

of the face · adjective · C2

On your face, or connected with your face — for example a look, hair, or the shape of it.

臉部的

做臉(名詞)

形容詞被當成名詞用:原本是 facial treatment(臉部的護理),講久了後面那個字被省掉,剩下的 facial 就自己扛起整個意思。

face treatment · noun · C2

A beauty treatment in which someone cleans your face and rubs cream into it.

做臉

原始詞典資料7 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。

facialadj/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/

  • 1

    Of or affecting the face.

  • 2

    medicinesciencesConcerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.

  • 3

    law(of a law or regulation validity) On its face; as it appears (as opposed to on a more probing analysis, as it is applied, etc.).

    • The facial constitutionality of the law is in question.
    • Discipline is a form of counter-law, of dissymmetry and inequality, that operates under the discourse of juridical power to make possible the stated or facial claims of equality and rights characteristic of the French Revolution.

facialnoun/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/

  • 1

    medicinesciencesA personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.

  • 2

    broadcastingfilmmediaA kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.

    • But in facials, moving picture technology also enabled an exaggeration of this performance tradition, bringing a new emphasis to the details […]
  • 3

    slanghobbieslifestylesports(in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another's face.

  • 4

    slanglifestylemediapornographyA sex act of ejaculation onto another person's face.

    • Long-Dong Chuck gave his co-star a creamy facial.
    • For the piece she spoke to two women who said they enjoy facials, and who described the act as ‘the mark of a job well done’ and ‘really hot’. But Reid concludes that she herself finds facials deeply unpleasant.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。