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单词 mirror
释义

mirror

[ mir-er ]
/ ˈmɪr ər /
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noun

verb (used with object)

adjective

Music. (of a canon or fugue) capable of being played in retrograde or in inversion, as though read in a mirror placed beside or below the music.

Idioms for mirror

    with mirrors, by or as if by magic.

Origin of mirror

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English mirour, from Old French mireo(u)r, equivalent to mir(er) “to look at” + -eo(u)r, from Latin -ātor, noun suffix of agency; see mirage,see -ator

SYNONYMS FOR mirror

6 model, epitome, paradigm.
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OTHER WORDS FROM mirror

mir·ror·like, adjectiveun·mir·rored, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mirror

mere, mirror

Words nearby mirror

mirk, mirliton, Miró, miromiro, Mirren, mirror, mirror ball, mirror canon, mirror carp, mirror finish, mirror image
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British Dictionary definitions for mirror

mirror
/ (ˈmɪrə) /

noun

a surface, such as polished metal or glass coated with a metal film, that reflects light without diffusion and produces an image of an object placed in front of it
such a reflecting surface mounted in a frame
any reflecting surface
a thing that reflects or depicts something elsethe press is a mirror of public opinion

verb

(tr) to reflect, represent, or depict faithfullyhe mirrors his teacher's ideals

Derived forms of mirror

mirror-like, adjective

Word Origin for mirror

C13: from Old French from mirer to look at, from Latin mīrārī to wonder at
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for mirror

mirror
[ mĭrər ]

An object that causes light or other radiation to be reflected from its surface, with little or no diffusion. Common mirrors consist of a thin sheet or film of metal, such as silver, behind or covering a glass pane. Mirrors are used extensively in telescopes, microscopes, lasers, fiber optics, measuring instruments, and many other devices. See more at reflection.
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