reflection /ri'flekʃәn/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
• (n.) the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
• (n.) (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

Chinese translation

• n. 反映, 沉思, 映像, 想法, 责难
• [计] 反射

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/ri'flekʃәn/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.17 · Super Rare

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