reflections
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A reflection is an image that you can see in a mirror or in glass or water. 影像; 映像
Meg stared at her reflection in the bedroom mirror. 梅格端詳著自己映在臥室鏡子中的影像。
2. N-UNCOUNT Reflection is the process by which light and heat are sent back from a surface and do not pass through it. 反射
...the reflection of a beam of light off a mirror. …一束光線在鏡面上的反射。
3. N-COUNT If you say that something is a reflection of a particular person's attitude or of a situation, you mean that it is caused by that attitude or situation and therefore reveals something about it. 反映
Inhibition in adulthood seems to be a reflection of a person's experiences as a child. 成年期的壓抑似乎是一個人童年經(jīng)歷的一種反映。
4. N-SING If something is a reflection or a sad reflection on a person or thing, it gives a bad impression of them. 壞的影響
Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene. 染上頭虱并不會給個人衛(wèi)生帶來不好的影響。
5. N-UNCOUNT Reflection is careful thought about a particular subject. Your reflections are your thoughts about a particular subject. 認(rèn)真思考[also N in pl]
After days of reflection she decided to write back. 經(jīng)過幾天的認(rèn)真思考,她決定回信。
6. PHRASE If someone admits or accepts something on reflection, they admit or accept it after having thought carefully about it. 經(jīng)過認(rèn)真思考
While the news at first shocked me, on reflection it made perfect sense. 雖然一開始這個消息令我震驚,但經(jīng)過認(rèn)真思考,覺得它也很有道理。
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