英汉词典

mirror 基本解释

• n. 镜子；真实的写照；榜样
• vt. 反射；反映

mirror 词态变化

mirror 中文词源

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。

mirror 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."

mirror 英文释义

1. polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

2. a faithful depiction or reflection;

"the best mirror is an old friend"

mirror 双语例句

1. Light colours provide an effective backdrop for pictures or a mirror.

浅色是挂放图画或镜子很有效果的衬托。

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2. A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand.

脸盆架上方用钉子挂着一面镜子。

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3. This is almost the mirror image of the situation in Scotland.

这几乎就是苏格兰局势的翻版。

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4. I walked over to the mirror and stuck my tongue out.

我走到镜子前面伸出舌头。

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5. The only wall decorations are candles and a single mirror.

墙上唯一的装饰是几支蜡烛和一面镜子。

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mirror 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

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(British English)a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)

装在车外侧面的后视镜

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(North Amercian English)a side-view mirror

侧视镜

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The face is the mirror of the soul.

脸是反映灵魂的镜子。

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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。

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She saw herself mirrored in the window.

她看到自己在窗玻璃上照出的影像。

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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。

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...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

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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.

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The surface of the water is as smooth as a mirror.

水平如镜.

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Look at yourself in the mirror!

你在镜子里照照自己吧!

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She looked at her image in the mirror.

她看着镜子中自己的映像.

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This is a mirror of times.

这是时代的反映.

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The boy breathed upon a mirror.

这个男孩对着镜子哈气.

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We centered the mirror on the wall.

我们把镜子挂在墙的中央.

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The mirror broke into splinters [ smithereens ] .

镜子打得粉 粹.

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He shivered the mirror with a hammer.

他用铁锤打碎镜子.

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Steam has fogged the bathroom mirror.

水蒸气遮住浴室的镜子.

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The lake is as clear as a bright mirror.

湖水清如明镜.

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She is perking herself at mirror.

她正对镜化妆.

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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》