mirror
/ˈmɪrɚ/KK
/ˈmɪɹɚ/IPA
mɪ·rɚ
變化形
複數
mirrors
1.
鏡子
極常用
能反射影像的平面或物體，通常由玻璃和反光塗層製成
用法：通常是可數名詞。常見搭配有「照鏡子」和「鏡子裡的影像」
look in the mirror
a full-length mirror
a bathroom mirror
a rearview mirror
She checked her hair in the mirror before leaving home.
她出門前在鏡子裡整理頭髮。
2.
反映某事物的事物或人
常用
能真實呈現某種特質、情況或社會現象的事物或人
用法：常見結構為「某事物是某事物的反映」
hold up a mirror to society
a mirror of society
a mirror of the times
The school newspaper is a mirror of student life.
校刊反映了學生生活。
常見錯誤
Look at yourself in mirror.
Look at yourself in the mirror.
I looked in the mirror to see my face.
I looked in the mirror to see my face.
This movie mirrors to the problems of teenagers.
This movie mirrors the problems of teenagers.
The mirror image showed me.
The image in the mirror showed me.
相關字詞
looking glass 近義
rearview mirror 下位
reflection 同源詞
reflect 同源詞
學習提示
・mirror 可指實體的「鏡子」，也可比喻為「反映某種特質或情況的事物」。
・「照鏡子」最自然的說法是「look in the mirror」。
・mirror 作動詞表示「反映」時，可以直接接受詞，例如「The report mirrors public opinion」。