reflection
英[rɪ'flekʃ(ə)n]
美[rɪ'flɛkʃən]
- n. 反射；沉思；映象
英英释意
- 1. a calm lengthy intent consideration
- 2. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- 3. expression without words;
- "tears are an expression of grief"
- "the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"
- 4. the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material);
- "he studied his reflection in the mirror"
- 5. a likeness in which left and right are reversed
- 6. (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
- 7. a remark expressing careful consideration
- 8. the ability to reflect beams or rays