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.).
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1. Daily facial exercises help her to retain the skin's elasticity.
每天做面部运动帮助她保持皮肤弹性。
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2. She had suffered severe facial mutilations after an accident.
她在事故中被严重毁容。
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3. I ended up in hospital with facial injuries.
我落得个面部受伤，进了医院。
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4. Cross didn't answer; his facial expression didn't change.
克罗斯没有答话，脸上的表情也毫无变化。
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5. He had surgery to correct a facial disfigurement.
