| 单词 | reflection |
| 释义 | reflection (once / 162 pages) 1n 2n 3n 4n 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. Reflection comes from the Latin reflectere, made up of the prefix re-, "back," and flectere, "to bend." So it's bending something back: your reflection in the mirror is the light waves that bounce your image back at you. When you pause for reflection — serious thinking, that is — your thoughts are bending inward. Reflection can also be a consequence of something: the way your dog mopes around when you're away is a reflection of how much he misses you. WORD FAMILYreflection: reflections+/reflect: reflected, reflecting, reflection, reflective, reflector, reflects/reflected: unreflected/reflecting: nonreflecting, reflectingly/reflective: nonreflective, reflectively, reflectiveness, reflectivity, unreflective/reflector: reflectorise, reflectorize, reflectors/unreflective: unreflectively USAGE EXAMPLESIn Achilles, Lowell seemed to find a heroic reflection of his own mental volatility. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) He saw the shimmering reflection of the Gulf of California and wondered about the world beyond. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) “There will be time for reflection and all of that stuff next week, but right now it’s time to focus on what we’re doing.” Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface Syn|Hypo|Hyper reflexion flare am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) interreflectionreciprocal reflection between two reflecting surfaces virtual imagea reflected optical image (as seen in a plane mirror) zodiacal lighta luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just before sunrise and just after sunset physical phenomenon a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy 2n the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material) he studied his reflection in the mirror Syn|Hyper reflexion icon, ikon, image, picture a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface 3n a likeness in which left and right are reversed Syn|Hyper mirror image, reflexion alikeness, likeness, similitude similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things 4n the ability to reflect beams or rays 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper reflectivity, reflexion echo, replication, reverberation, sound reflection the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves echoa reflected television or radio or radar beam re-echothe echo of an echo physical property any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions 1n a calm, lengthy, intent consideration Syn|Hypo|Hyper contemplation, musing, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness cogitation, study attentive consideration and meditation meditation, speculationcontinuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature meditation(religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects) introspection, self-contemplation, self-examinationthe contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct retrospectcontemplation of things past lucubrationlaborious cogitation self-analysis, soul-searchinga penetrating examination of your own beliefs and motives examen, examinationa detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) consideration the process of giving careful thought to something 2n a remark expressing careful consideration 3Syn|Exp|Hyper observation, reflexion Parkinson's law C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that the number of subordinates in an organization will increase linearly regardless of the amount of work to be done Parkinson's lawC. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion comment, input, remark a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information n expression without words 4the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition Syn|Hypo|Hyper expression, manifestation, reflexion lamentation, mourning the passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief acta manifestation of insincerity blowup, ebullition, effusion, gush, outburstan unrestrained expression of emotion acting outa (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult crya fit of weeping explosiona sudden outburst flarea sudden outburst of emotion demo, demonstration a visual presentation showing how something works n (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed Hyper transformation (mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system |
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