reflection
reflection 英 [rɪˈflekʃn] 美 [rɪˈflɛkʃən]
n. 反射；沉思；映象
名词复数:reflections
- Your reflection is what you see in the mirror. Other things that bounce back at you are also reflections — light waves, sound waves, even your thoughts.
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- n. 反射；沉思；映象
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1. He admired his reflection in the mirror.
他欣赏着自己在镜中的影像。
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2. Your clothes are often a reflection of your personality.
穿着常常反映出一个人的个性。
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3. A week off would give him time for reflection.
歇上一周会使他有时间考虑考虑。
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4. a book of her reflections on childhood
一本关于她童年生活的回忆录
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5. The article is an accurate reflection of events that day.
这篇文章准确地记录了那天发生的事。
- reflection (n.) late 14c., reflexion, in reference to surfaces throwing back light or heat, from Late Latin reflexionem (nominative reflexio) "a reflection," literally "a bending back," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin reflectere "to bend back, bend backwards, turn away," from re- "back" (see re-) + flectere "to bend" (see flexible). Of the mind, from 1670s. Meaning "remark made after turning back one's thought on some subject" is from 1640s. Spelling with -ct- recorded from late 14c., established 18c., by influence of the verb.
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