reflected

Thân thiện

The calm lake reflected the mountains and sky.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • (Of light, sound, or other waves) Thrown or sent back from a surface: Describes the state of a ray, beam, or wave that has struck a surface and bounced back.
   • Given or shown as a mirror image: Appearing as a counterpart or duplicate, often in a metaphorical sense.
   • Manifested or resulting as a consequence: Used to indicate that something is a visible or logical outcome of something else.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The reflected sunlight on the water was blinding. (The sunlight that bounced off the water's surface was very bright.)
  • Her leadership style is a reflected image of her mentor's philosophy. (Her way of leading is a direct mirror of her mentor's ideas.)
  • The company's success is reflected in its rising stock price. (The increasing stock price shows the company's success.)

Advanced Usage

• "reflected glory": Fame, admiration, or honor that a person gets not from their own achievements but from association with someone else who is successful or famous.
  • He basked in the reflected glory of his brother's Olympic victory.
• "self-reflected": (Less common) Thought about or considered by oneself; involving self-examination.
  • Her journal contained deep, self-reflected insights.

Variants and Related Words

• Reflect (verb): To throw back (light, heat, sound) from a surface. To think deeply or carefully about. To show or be a sign of something.
• Reflection (noun): The throwing back of light, heat, or sound. A serious thought or consideration. An image seen in a mirror or shiny surface.
• Reflective (adjective): Capable of reflecting light or sound. Characterized by deep thought.
• Reflector (noun): A surface or object that reflects light, sound, or other waves.

Synonyms

• Bounced back
• Returned
• Mirrored
• Reproduced
• Manifested

Antonyms

• Absorbed
• Direct (as in )
• Original (in the sense of not being an image or copy)

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Cast a reflected light on something: To provide indirect insight or illumination about a subject.
  • The biography cast a reflected light on the political climate of the era.
• A reflection of: Used to state that one thing shows or represents the nature of another.
  • The clean streets are a reflection of the community's pride.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. (especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
   • reflected light
   • reflected heat
   • reflected glory