aesthetic esthet=feeling es=ex thet-sense
pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics.
having a sense of the beautiful; characterized by a love of beauty.
pertaining to, involving, or concerned with pure emotion and sensation as opposed to pure intellectuality.
a philosophical theory or idea of what is aesthetically valid at a given time and place: the clean lines, bare surfaces, and sense of space that bespeak the machine-age aesthetic.
adj. 美的；美学的；审美的，具有审美趣味的

例句：
The professor advanced a new aesthetic theory.
那位教授提出了新的美学理论。

esthetical = aesthetical
adj. 美的，富美感的；美术的

aesthete
One who cultivates an unusually high sensitivity to beauty, as in art or nature.
One whose pursuit and admiration of beauty is regarded as excessive or affected.
n.审美家, 美学家; 唯美主义者

aesthesia
The ability to feel or perceive sensations
n.知觉, 感觉, 感觉力, 知觉力

aestheticism
Devotion to and pursuit of the beautiful; sensitivity to artistic beauty and refined taste.
The doctrine that beauty is the basic principle from which all other principles, especially moral ones, are derived.
n.审美感; 唯美主义; 艺术感

aesthetics
(used with a sing. verb) The branch of philosophy that deals with the nature and expression of beauty, as in the fine arts. In Kantian philosophy, the branch of metaphysics concerned with the laws of perception.
(used with a sing. verb) The study of the psychological responses to beauty and artistic experiences.
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A conception of what is artistically valid or beautiful: minimalist aesthetics.
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) An artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance:
n.
1. 美学, 审美学; 美的哲学
2. 感(官)性(能), 美感性

背景知识

美学一词来源于希腊语aesthesis。最初的意义是“对感观的感受”。由德国哲学家亚历山大·戈特利布·鲍姆加登首次使用的。他的《美学（Aesthetica）》一书的出版标志了美学作为一门独立学科的产生。直到19世纪，美学在传统古典艺术的概念中通常被定义为研究“美”的学说。现代哲学将美学定义为认识艺术，科学，设计和哲学中认知感觉的理论和哲学。一个客体的美学价值并不是简单的被定义为“美”或者“丑”，而是去认识客体的类型和本质。

anesthetic
Relating to or resembling anesthesia.
Causing anesthesia.
Insensitive.
An agent that causes loss of sensation with or without the loss of consciousness.
Something likened to this in effect
adj.
1. 感觉缺失的
2. 麻醉的
n. 麻醉药[剂]

例句：
It would have to be done under anesthetic.
这个只能在麻醉的情況下做。