A reflection is an image that you can see in a mirror or in glass or water.
双语例句
例：
Meg stared at her reflection in the bedroom mirror.
梅格端详着自己映在卧室镜子中的影像。
2.?[U 不可数名词] 反射
Reflection is the process by which light and heat are sent back from a surface and do not pass through it.
双语例句
例：
the reflection of a beam of light off a mirror.
一束光线在镜面上的反射。
3.?[C 可数名词] 反映
If you say that something is a reflection of a particular person's attitude or of a situation, you mean that it is caused by that attitude or situation and therefore reveals something about it.
近义词
indication
双语例句
例：
Inhibition in adulthood seems to be a reflection of a person's experiences as a child.
成年期的压抑似乎是一个人童年经历的一种反映。
4.?[SING 单数型名词] 坏的影响
If something is a reflection or a sad reflection on a person or thing, it gives a bad impression of them.
双语例句
例：
Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene.
染上头虱并不说明是个人卫生不好。
5.?[U 不可数名词] 认真思考
Reflection is careful thought about a particular subject. Your reflections are your thoughts about a particular subject.
双语例句
例：
After days of reflection she decided to write back.
经过几天的认真思考，她决定回信。
PHRASE. 习语
on reflection
1.?经过认真思考
If someone admits or accepts something on reflection, they admit or accept it after having thought carefully about it.
双语例句
例：
While the news at first shocked me, on reflection it made perfect sense.