/rɪˈflekʃn ||; rɪˈflɛkʃən/
(brit also 英亦作 reflexion) noun
1 [C] an image that you see in a mirror, in water or on a shiny surface (镜中、水中或光亮表面的)映像,倒影:
He admired his reflection in the mirror.他欣赏自己在镜中的映像。
2 [U] the sending back of light, heat or sound from a surface (光、热或声音的)反射
3 [C] a thing that shows what sb/sth is like 反映某人或某事物的东西:
Your clothes are a reflection of your personality.衣着反映个性。
4 [sing] a reflection on/upon sb/sth something that causes people to form a good or bad opinion about sb/sth 影响…形象的事物:
Parents often feel that their children's behaviour is a reflection on themselves.父母往往觉得子女的行为会影响他们的声誉。
5 [U] [C] careful thought about sth 深思:
a book of his reflections on fatherhood一本关于他对身为人父的看法的书
on reflection after thinking again 经过重新考虑:
I think, on reflection, that we were wrong.经过再三考虑之后,我认为我们错了。
reflection/rIˋflɛkʃən; rIˈflekʃ$n/n 1 [C] an image that is reflected in a mirror or a similar surface〔镜子等表面反映出来的〕影像: +in We looked at our reflections in the pool. 我们看着自己在池中的倒影。2 [U] when an image, light, sound etc is reflected〔影像﹑光﹑声音等的〕反射3 [C,U] careful and serious thought 深思﹐仔细考虑: She paused for a moment's reflection. 她停下来考虑一下。4 [singular 单数] something that shows what something else is like, or is a sign of a particular situation〔某种情况的〕反映: +of The increase in ticket sales is a reflection of the popularity of the competition. 门票销售量的增加反映了比赛很受欢迎。be a reflection on sb/sth (=to show how good or bad someone or something is) 是某人/某事物的反映 To some extent, students’ grades are a reflection on the teacher. 在某种程度上﹐学生的成绩是教师水平的反映。
reflectionreflectionreflectionsnoun1(pluralreflections) a picture that you see in a mirror or on a shiny surface: He admired his reflection in the mirror.2(no plural) sending back light, heat or sound3a thing that shows what somebody or something is like: Your clothes are a reflection of your personality.