mirror
英 ['m?r?]
美['m?r?]
- n. 鏡子；真實(shí)的寫照；榜樣
- vt. 反射；反映
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?mirrors;第三人稱單數(shù):?mirrors;過去式:?mirrored;過去分詞:?mirrored;現(xiàn)在分詞:?mirroring;
助記提示
1. 神奇的鏡子。
2. mirror => mir- "驚奇、神奇(marvellous, surprising, wonder)". => miracle, mirage, admire.
3. 鏡子是令人驚奇之物，因?yàn)榕f時(shí)的人們對鏡子能映出自己的影像感到驚奇。
2. mirror => mir- "驚奇、神奇(marvellous, surprising, wonder)". => miracle, mirage, admire.
3. 鏡子是令人驚奇之物，因?yàn)榕f時(shí)的人們對鏡子能映出自己的影像感到驚奇。
中文詞源
mirror 鏡子，反映
來自古法語mirer,觀察，沉思，照鏡子，來自拉丁語mirari,驚嘆，吃驚，詞源同smile,miracle.因鏡子在古代社會常常帶有神秘和迷信色彩，甚至打碎一面鏡子都會被認(rèn)為是不祥之兆。引申詞義反映，反射。
英英釋意
- 1. polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
- 2. a faithful depiction or reflection;
- "the best mirror is an old friend"
英文詞源
- mirror
- mirror: [13] Mirror belongs to a small family of English words which illustrate how a Latin term originally signifying ‘wonder at’ weakened (presumably via ‘stare in wonder at’) to ‘look at’. Etymologically, a mirror is something you ‘look at’ yourself in. The word comes via Old French mirour from Vulgar Latin *mīrātōrium, a derivative of *mirāre ‘look at’.
This was closely related to classical Latin mīrārī ‘wonder at’ (a derivative of mīrus ‘wonderful’), which passed into Old French as mirer ‘look at’, source of English mirage [19]. Based on mīrārī were Latin mīrābilis ‘wonderful’ (source of English marvel [13]) and mīrāculum ‘something to be wondered at’ (source of English miracle [12]).
=> marvel, miracle, mirage - mirror (n.)
- early 13c., from Old French mireoir "a reflecting glass, looking glass; observation, model, example," earlier miradoir (11c.), from mirer "look at" (oneself in a mirror), "observe, watch, contemplate," from Vulgar Latin *mirare "to look at," variant of Latin mirari "to wonder at, admire" (see miracle). Figurative usage is attested from c. 1300. Used in divination since classical and biblical times; mirrors in modern England are the subject of at least 14 known superstitions, according to folklorists. Belief that breaking one brings bad luck is attested from 1777. The Spanish cognate, mirador (from mirar "to look, look at, behold"), has come to mean "watch tower." Mirror ball attested from 1968.
- mirror (v.)
- "to reflect," 1590s, from mirror (n.). Related: Mirrored; mirroring. The Middle English verb mirouren (early 15c.) meant "to be a model" (for conduct, behavior, etc.), while miren (mid-14c., from Old French mirer) meant "to look in a mirror."
考試真題
- It has been the subject of your close scrutiny every morning since you were tall enough to see into the bathroom mirror.
出自-2013年12月閱讀原文
- This type of uneven distribution is not peculiar to the UK and is mirrored across other economies.
出自-2011年12月閱讀原文
- In most cities the sky looks as though it has been emptied of stars, leaving behind a vacant haze that mirrors our fear of the dark.
2015年高考英語浙江卷 閱讀理解 閱讀C 原文
- They're the little spots of color like throw pillows, mirrors and baskets that most of US used to add visual interest to our rooms.
2018年高考英語全國卷I 閱讀理解 七選五 原文
- When he was writing his novels, Charles Dickens would act out the parts of the characters, he'd make faces in the mirror, and change his voice for each character.
2017年高考英語浙江卷（11月） 閱讀理解 七選五 原文
- Female participation on corporate boards may not currently mirror the percentage of women in the general population, but so what?
2020年考研真題（英語一）閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ
實(shí)用場景例句
- He looked at himself in the mirror .
- 他照了照鏡子。
牛津詞典
- a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind)
- （車內(nèi)的）后視鏡
牛津詞典
- (British English)a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)
- 裝在車外側(cè)面的后視鏡
牛津詞典
- (North Amercian English)a side-view mirror
- 側(cè)視鏡
牛津詞典
- The face is the mirror of the soul.
- 臉是反映靈魂的鏡子。
牛津詞典
- The music of the time mirrored the feeling of optimism in the country.
- 這個(gè)時(shí)期的音樂反映出這個(gè)國家的樂觀精神。
牛津詞典
- She saw herself mirrored in the window.
- 她看到自己在窗玻璃上照出的影像。
牛津詞典
- He absent-mindedly looked at himself in the mirror...
- 他心不在焉地看著鏡中的自己。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He checked his mirror and saw that a dark coloured van was immediately behind him.
- 他看了一下后視鏡，發(fā)現(xiàn)一輛深色貨車緊隨其后。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The book inevitably mirrors my own interests and experiences...
- 這本書不可避免地反映出我個(gè)人的喜好與經(jīng)歷。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- His own shock was mirrored on her face.
- 他和她面面相覷。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...the sudden glitter where a newly-flooded field mirrors the sky...
- 剛剛被洪水淹沒的田野映照出了天空，那里突然泛起亮光
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The ship would lie there mirrored in a perfectly unmoving glossy sea.
- 船會?？吭谀抢铮骋r在一片波瀾不興的湛藍(lán)海水之中。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The mirror dropped and broke with a crash.
- 啪嚓一聲,鏡子掉在地上摔碎了.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- The surface of the water is as smooth as a mirror.
- 水平如鏡.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- Look at yourself in the mirror!
- 你在鏡子里照照自己吧!
《簡明英漢詞典》
- She looked at her image in the mirror.
- 她看著鏡子中自己的映像.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- This is a mirror of times.
- 這是時(shí)代的反映.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The boy breathed upon a mirror.
- 這個(gè)男孩對著鏡子哈氣.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- We centered the mirror on the wall.
- 我們把鏡子掛在墻的中央.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The mirror broke into splinters [ smithereens ] .
- 鏡子打得粉 粹.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- He shivered the mirror with a hammer.
- 他用鐵錘打碎鏡子.
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- Steam has fogged the bathroom mirror.
- 水蒸氣遮住浴室的鏡子.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The lake is as clear as a bright mirror.
- 湖水清如明鏡.
《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- She is perking herself at mirror.
- 她正對鏡化妝.
《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- She angled the mirror so as to reflect light from a window.
- 她為了反射窗外的光線而把鏡子擺成某一角度.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- The mirror is functional yet decorative.
- 這鏡子能照人，但也有裝飾作用。
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》