mirror英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.

— I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another. figuratively

— His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
A website or server that contains replicated data from another site. Internet

— Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
A mirror carp.
A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave. historical

动词 v.

To reflect, as in a mirror. transitive
To act as a reflection of, either by being identical to, or by being identical but reversed. transitive

— The placement of the paintings mirrored the positions of the windows on the opposite wall.
Of an event, activity, behavior, to be identical to; to be a copy of; to imitate closely. transitive

— He tried to mirror Elvis's life by copying his fashion and mannerisms.
To create something identical to (a website, etc.). Internet,transitive

词形变化

mirrors plural mirrour alternative myrrhor alternative mirrors present,singular,third-person mirroring participle,present mirrored participle,past mirrored past mirrour alternative myrrhor alternative

词汇关系

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acoustic mirror black mirror Bragg mirror burning mirror cheval mirror Chinese magic mirror conjugate mirror distorting mirror dressing mirror fold mirror funhouse mirror gossip mirror half-silvered mirror handmirror ion mirror liquid mirror magic mirror magnetic mirror milk mirror one-way mirror parabolic mirror plane mirror rearview mirror rear-view mirror rear vision mirror rear-vision mirror reflex mirror shaving mirror side mirror side-view mirror skinny mirror sound mirror spherical mirror street mirror submirror trumeau mirror two-way mirror wing mirror

词源

词源 1

From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy".

词源 2

From Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor (“mirror”, literally “looker, watcher”), from mirer (“look at”), from Latin mīror (“wonder at”), from mīrus (“wonderful”), from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Displaced native Middle English schewere, schawere, from Old English sċēawere (“mirror”, literally “watcher”), which was also the word for "spy".