reflection

英 [rɪ'flekʃ(ə)n] 美[rɪ'flɛkʃən]

• n. 反射；沉思；映象

1. a calm lengthy intent consideration

2. the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface

3. expression without words;

"tears are an expression of grief"

"the pulse is a reflection of the heart's condition"

4. the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material);

"he studied his reflection in the mirror"

5. a likeness in which left and right are reversed

6. (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

7. a remark expressing careful consideration

8. the ability to reflect beams or rays