c. 1600, "face to face," from French facial, from Medieval Latin facialis "of the face," from facies (see face (n.)). Meaning "pertaining to the face" in English is from 1786. The noun meaning "beauty treatment for the face" is from 1914, American English. Middle English had faciale (n.) "face-cloth for a corpse" (early 14c.).
雙語例句
1. Daily facial exercises help her to retain the skin's elasticity.
每天做面部運動幫助她保持皮膚彈性。
來自柯林斯例句
2. She had suffered severe facial mutilations after an accident.
她在事故中被嚴重毀容。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I ended up in hospital with facial injuries.
我落得個面部受傷，進了醫(yī)院。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Cross didn't answer; his facial expression didn't change.
克羅斯沒有答話，臉上的表情也毫無變化。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He had surgery to correct a facial disfigurement.