| 单词 | mirror |
| 释义 | mirror —mirrorlike, adj. /mir"euhr/, n. 1. a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing. 2. such a surface set into a frame, attached to a handle, etc., for use in viewing oneself or as an ornament. 3. any reflecting surface, as the surface of calm water under certain lighting conditions. 4. Optics. a surface that is either plane, concave, or convex and that reflects rays of light. 5. something that gives a minutely faithful representation, image, or idea of something else: Gershwin's music was a mirror of its time. 6. a pattern for imitation; exemplar: a man who was the mirror of fashion. 7. a glass, crystal, or the like, used by magicians, diviners, etc. 8. with mirrors, by or as if by magic. v.t. 9. to reflect in or as if in a mirror. 10. to reflect as a mirror does. 11. to mimic or imitate (something) accurately. 12. to be or give a faithful representation, image, or idea of: Her views on politics mirror mine completely. adj. 13. 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. [1175-1225; ME mirour < OF mireo(u)r, equiv. to mir- (see MIRAGE) + -eo(u)r < L -ator -ATOR] Syn. 6. model, epitome, paradigm. |
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