mirror
英 ['mɪrə]
美['mɪrɚ]
- n. 镜子；真实的写照；榜样
- vt. 反射；反映
词态变化
复数: mirrors;第三人称单数: mirrors;过去式: mirrored;过去分词: mirrored;现在分词: mirroring;
助记提示
1. 神奇的镜子。
2. mirror => mir- "惊奇、神奇(marvellous, surprising, wonder)". => miracle, mirage, admire.
3. 镜子是令人惊奇之物，因为旧时的人们对镜子能映出自己的影像感到惊奇。
2. mirror => mir- "惊奇、神奇(marvellous, surprising, wonder)". => miracle, mirage, admire.
3. 镜子是令人惊奇之物，因为旧时的人们对镜子能映出自己的影像感到惊奇。
中文词源
mirror 镜子，反映
来自古法语mirer,观察，沉思，照镜子，来自拉丁语mirari,惊叹，吃惊，词源同smile,miracle.因镜子在古代社会常常带有神秘和迷信色彩，甚至打碎一面镜子都会被认为是不祥之兆。引申词义反映，反射。
英英释意
- 1. polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
- 2. a faithful depiction or reflection;
- "the best mirror is an old friend"
英文词源
- 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."
考试真题
- 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月阅读原文
- This type of uneven distribution is not peculiar to the UK and is mirrored across other economies.
出自-2011年12月阅读原文
- 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年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读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年高考英语全国卷I 阅读理解 七选五 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年高考英语浙江卷（11月） 阅读理解 七选五 原文
- Female participation on corporate boards may not currently mirror the percentage of women in the general population, but so what?
2020年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- He looked at himself in the mirror .
- 他照了照镜子。
牛津词典
- a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind)
- （车内的）后视镜
牛津词典
- (British English)a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)
- 装在车外侧面的后视镜
牛津词典
- (North Amercian English)a side-view mirror
- 侧视镜
牛津词典
- The face is the mirror of the soul.
- 脸是反映灵魂的镜子。
牛津词典
- The music of the time mirrored the feeling of optimism in the country.
- 这个时期的音乐反映出这个国家的乐观精神。
牛津词典
- She saw herself mirrored in the window.
- 她看到自己在窗玻璃上照出的影像。
牛津词典
- He absent-mindedly looked at himself in the mirror...
- 他心不在焉地看着镜中的自己。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He checked his mirror and saw that a dark coloured van was immediately behind him.
- 他看了一下后视镜，发现一辆深色货车紧随其后。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The book inevitably mirrors my own interests and experiences...
- 这本书不可避免地反映出我个人的喜好与经历。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His own shock was mirrored on her face.
- 他和她面面相觑。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the sudden glitter where a newly-flooded field mirrors the sky...
- 刚刚被洪水淹没的田野映照出了天空，那里突然泛起亮光
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The ship would lie there mirrored in a perfectly unmoving glossy sea.
- 船会停靠在那里，映衬在一片波澜不兴的湛蓝海水之中。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The mirror dropped and broke with a crash.
- 啪嚓一声,镜子掉在地上摔碎了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The surface of the water is as smooth as a mirror.
- 水平如镜.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Look at yourself in the mirror!
- 你在镜子里照照自己吧!
《简明英汉词典》
- She looked at her image in the mirror.
- 她看着镜子中自己的映像.
《简明英汉词典》
- This is a mirror of times.
- 这是时代的反映.
《简明英汉词典》
- The boy breathed upon a mirror.
- 这个男孩对着镜子哈气.
《简明英汉词典》
- We centered the mirror on the wall.
- 我们把镜子挂在墙的中央.
《简明英汉词典》
- The mirror broke into splinters [ smithereens ] .
- 镜子打得粉 粹.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- He shivered the mirror with a hammer.
- 他用铁锤打碎镜子.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Steam has fogged the bathroom mirror.
- 水蒸气遮住浴室的镜子.
《简明英汉词典》
- The lake is as clear as a bright mirror.
- 湖水清如明镜.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- She is perking herself at mirror.
- 她正对镜化妆.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- She angled the mirror so as to reflect light from a window.
- 她为了反射窗外的光线而把镜子摆成某一角度.
《简明英汉词典》
- The mirror is functional yet decorative.
- 这镜子能照人，但也有装饰作用。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》