mirror

名词 mirror:

1. polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
2. a faithful depiction or reflection

动词 mirror:

1. reflect as if in a mirror
2. reflect or resemble

1. Steam has fogged the bathroom mirror.
   水蒸气把浴室里的镜子遮住了。
2. A glance in the mirror reassured him that his tie wasn't crooked.
   他照了一下镜子，领带确实没有戴歪。
3. Literature is a mirror of its time.
   文学是时代的镜子。
4. The cat felt curious when she saw her own reflection in the mirror.
   小猫看到自己在镜子中的倒影，感到很好奇。
5. The clear water mirrored the blue sky.
   清澈的水中映出蔚蓝的天空。
6. She stared at herself in the mirror.
   她凝视着镜中的自己。

mir.ror

n.（名词）
A surface capable of reflecting sufficient undiffused light to form a virtual image of an object placed in front of it.Also called looking glass
镜：能够反射足够的非散射性光从而能形成放置于其前的物体的真实图象的一个平面也作 looking glass
Something that faithfully reflects or gives a true picture of something else.
镜子（比喻义）：能真实反映另外事物的情况和给出一个真实的画面的物体
Something worthy of imitation.
榜样：值得模仿的东西
v.tr.（及物动词）
mir.rored,mir.ror.ing,mir.rors
To reflect in or as if in a mirror:
反映：在镜中或如在镜中映出：
例句：
.The city mirrors many of the greatest moments of Western culture.(Olivier Bernier)
.这座城市反映了西方文明中许多最伟大的时刻.(奥利维耶·贝尼耶)

来源：
Middle English mirour
中古英语 mirour
from Old French mireor
源自 古法语 mireor
from mirer [to look at]
源自 mirer [看]
from Latin mor3ro [to wonder at]
源自 拉丁语 mor3ro [惊讶于]
from morus [wonderful] * see smei-
源自 morus [令人惊讶的] *参见 smei-