mirror
n
1 (often in compounds 常用以構成復合詞) polished surface, usu of coated glass or of metal, that reflects images 鏡子
a `driving-mirror, eg in a car, to enable the driver to see what is behind 駕駛用反光鏡(供駕駛者觀看車後情況者)
a `hand mirror, ie a small one, esp as used by women 手鏡(尤指女子用的小鏡)
She glanced at herself in the mirror. 她照了一下鏡子. =>illus at App 1 見附錄1插圖, page xvi.
2 (fig 比喻) thing that reflects or gives a likeness of sth 反映某事物的東西
Pepys's `Diary' is a mirror of/holds up a mirror to the times he lived in. 佩皮斯的《日記》是他生活的那個時代的真實反映. mirror, v [Tn]
reflect (sth) as in a mirror 反射, 映照(某事物)
The trees were mirrored in the still water of the lake. 靜靜的湖水映出岸上的樹木.
(fig 比喻) a novel that mirrors modern society 反映現代社會的小說.