reflect

英 [r?'flekt] 美[r?'fl?kt]

CET4TEM4IELTSGRE考研CET6中高頻詞核心詞匯

第三人稱單數:?reflects;過去式:?reflected;過去分詞:?reflected;現在分詞:?reflecting;

reflect 反映，反射，沉思

re-,向后，往回，-flect,彎，轉，詞源同 flexible,inflect.即轉回來，引申諸相關詞義。

reflect: reflect: [15] To reflect something is etymologically to ‘bend it back’. The word comes via Old French reflecter from Latin reflectere ‘bend back’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ and flectere ‘bend’ (source also of English deflect [17], flex [16], flexible [15], inflect [15], etc). The word’s optical application is a post-Latin development.
=> deflect, flex, flexible, inflect
reflect (v.): late 14c., "turn or bend back;" early 15c., "to divert, to turn aside, deflect," from Old French reflecter (14c.), from Latin reflectere "bend back, turn back" (see reflection). Of mirrors or polished surfaces, to shine back light rays or images, early 15c.; meaning "to turn one's thoughts back on" is c. 1600. Related: Reflected; reflecting.

1. Does such an attitudinal change reflect real experiences in daily life?: 人生觀的這種轉變是否反映了日常生活中的真實遭遇？

2. Their success does not necessarily reflect a leftward shift in politics.: 他們的成功并不一定表示政治氣候轉向親左。

3. People who lead busy lives have no time to stop and reflect.: 忙忙碌碌的人們無暇停下來反思。

4. Teachers know that low exam results will reflect badly on them.: 老師知道考試成績不好將對他們不利。

5. Despite myself, Harry's remarks had caused me to stop and reflect.: 哈里的話讓我不由自主地停下來細想。