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单词 reflective
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Definition of reflective in English:

reflective

adjective rɪˈflɛktɪvrəˈflɛktɪv
  • 1Providing a reflection; capable of reflecting light or other radiation.

    反射的,能反射(光或其他辐射)的

    reflective glass

    反射玻璃。

    reflective clothing

    反光服,反射服。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Pedestrians and cyclists were encouraged to wear reflective armbands and light coloured clothing.
    • Light enters the mouse through side openings near the front and travels to a reflective diffraction grating.
    • He confirmed that the deceased was wearing dark clothing and that the bicycle had no lights or reflective tape on it.
    • Clouds, being white, are highly reflective and they reflect the incoming short-wave radiation from the Sun.
    • When walking to school small children should not cross roads alone and when on country roads they should wear reflective armbands and bright clothing.
    • Mirrors often fascinated them, as did the reflective surfaces of glass goblets and polished silver.
    • Fit reflective panels behind your radiators, so that instead of escaping into the walls, heat is reflected back into your home.
    • The highly reflective surface brings the shadow of the viewer into the work and reinforces this idea.
    • Circular motion will provide a flat, smooth surface but it may not be as reflective.
    • The pillars are wrapped in new reflective material which allows light to bounce off the stone and create a natural light in the building.
    • The pupil with its curved highly reflective surface narrows the reflection.
    • Those grains have fewer reflective surfaces, and hence absorb more solar radiation.
    • While large amounts of reflective glass may be aesthetically pleasing, it is more harmful to our feathered friends.
    • The reflective qualities of glass hide many errors when used in mosaic student work.
    • When horizontal, it appeared the have a highly reflective metal surface.
    • Much of the story of Signs and Wonders is done in brief, cryptic sequences, often shot through glass or captured on reflective surfaces.
    • The reflective platelets focus the light downward and modulate it to match the intensity of the moonlight hitting the ground.
    • Just make sure you wear reflective clothing and don't forget to take lights for the ride home.
    • All the glazing used is argon-filled solar reflective glass, which is good for insulation.
    • One type of optomechanical switch inserts and retracts a reflective surface into a light stream to redirect it to another port.
    Synonyms
    regretful, nostalgic, yearning, longing
    1. 1.1 Produced by reflection.
      反射产生的
      a colourful reflective glow

      色彩绚丽的反射光。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • A sheet has been put over the pyramids because people in an office in the hospital have complained about the reflective light from the CD pyramid.
      • The original color swept out of them in favor of that reflective glow.
  • 2Relating to or characterized by deep thought; thoughtful.

    (与)思考(有关)的,沉思的

    a quiet, reflective, astute man

    一位安静敏锐的深思者。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His writings were always engaging, thought-provoking and reflective, and expressive in their style and delivery.
    • Diabetes physicians and diabetes specialist nurses will find this a reflective read capable of changing their attitudes and clinical practice.
    • All this stuff is far too reflective and philosophical for a Tuesday evening, that's for certain.
    • Will the new parliament be equally thoughtful and reflective in response?
    • The final product contains newly-composed contemporary songs with reflective and thought-provoking themes.
    • His music is said to have a deep, reflective melancholy.
    • He's very introspective and reflective, and he's caught up in the problems of existence in a non-religious world.
    • Feeling more subdued than usual, I wandered the streets in a deep, reflective mood and thought about my mother.
    • Later, when he addressed a group of media people, it was in a reflective, rueful, almost confessional mode.
    • This evening he was clearly more subdued, giving out police hotline numbers and playing thoughtful, reflective music.
    • It's a musing, reflective piece on the increasing length of movie titles.
    • Somebody is actually having a reflective moment, thinking seriously about their place in the world.
    • She is thoughtful and reflective, and I have enormous respect for her passionate dedication.
    • I am more reflective, and less apt to act before thinking.
    • His goal was to teach the students, via interaction with mathematics, critical and reflective thought.
    • The evening promises to be prayerful, celebratory and reflective.
    • Ford's figures are reflective, capable of ironic detachment, and can be both enthused and diffident at the same time.
    • Paul Handley is in a reflective mood as he lights another cigarette in a quaint London hotel.
    • He tells me that at this stage in his life he is reflective and thoughtful, very different from his stage persona.
    • Helpful skills such as reflective listening or the techniques of positive discipline can be taught and learned.

Derivatives

  • reflectively

  • adverb rɪˈflɛktɪvlirəˈflɛktɪvli
    • ‘I don't think you were wise to do that,’ he said reflectively.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If we have our students articulate their goals and think critically and reflectively about their internship experiences, then they will connect the classroom lessons with the larger world.
      • ‘That is the great tragedy of our time,’ mused Hubert reflectively.
      • The midwesterners who composed Canby's army were probably among the more racist members of the Union army, but in diaries and letters home they reflectively pondered the performance of their fellow soldiers as peace loomed.
      • Renouncing the power of the institutional boundaries of disciplines, the critic or analyst will draw on disciplines as needed, critically and reflectively appropriating the most useful perspectives and methods.
  • reflectiveness

  • noun rɪˈflɛktɪvnəsrəˈflɛktɪvnəs
    • Yet they still continued to record wonderful music together, and continued the themes of reflectiveness and vulnerability on the next album, ‘The Visitors’ a year later.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The preference of auditory learning indicates your basic reflectiveness coupled with a tendency to process information sequentially.
      • When a first-class work of literature is made into a movie, one always feels that some essential quality has been lost: an engagement with language, a reflectiveness, a guiding intelligence.
      • For him, Americans' intellectual mediocrity would seem to be a self-evident truth, but his own observations hardly exemplify the kind of reflectiveness a reader of such a book has a right to expect.
      • They found that the Earth's reflectiveness, or the amount of cloud cover, declined steadily from 1985 to 1995, and fell even more dramatically between 1996 and 1997.

Definition of reflective in US English:

reflective

adjectiverəˈflɛktɪvrəˈflektiv
  • 1Providing a reflection; capable of reflecting light or other radiation.

    反射的,能反射(光或其他辐射)的

    reflective glass

    反射玻璃。

    reflective clothing

    反光服,反射服。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Clouds, being white, are highly reflective and they reflect the incoming short-wave radiation from the Sun.
    • He confirmed that the deceased was wearing dark clothing and that the bicycle had no lights or reflective tape on it.
    • Much of the story of Signs and Wonders is done in brief, cryptic sequences, often shot through glass or captured on reflective surfaces.
    • Circular motion will provide a flat, smooth surface but it may not be as reflective.
    • Those grains have fewer reflective surfaces, and hence absorb more solar radiation.
    • The reflective platelets focus the light downward and modulate it to match the intensity of the moonlight hitting the ground.
    • The highly reflective surface brings the shadow of the viewer into the work and reinforces this idea.
    • Pedestrians and cyclists were encouraged to wear reflective armbands and light coloured clothing.
    • Light enters the mouse through side openings near the front and travels to a reflective diffraction grating.
    • While large amounts of reflective glass may be aesthetically pleasing, it is more harmful to our feathered friends.
    • The reflective qualities of glass hide many errors when used in mosaic student work.
    • Fit reflective panels behind your radiators, so that instead of escaping into the walls, heat is reflected back into your home.
    • One type of optomechanical switch inserts and retracts a reflective surface into a light stream to redirect it to another port.
    • The pillars are wrapped in new reflective material which allows light to bounce off the stone and create a natural light in the building.
    • The pupil with its curved highly reflective surface narrows the reflection.
    • All the glazing used is argon-filled solar reflective glass, which is good for insulation.
    • Mirrors often fascinated them, as did the reflective surfaces of glass goblets and polished silver.
    • Just make sure you wear reflective clothing and don't forget to take lights for the ride home.
    • When horizontal, it appeared the have a highly reflective metal surface.
    • When walking to school small children should not cross roads alone and when on country roads they should wear reflective armbands and bright clothing.
    Synonyms
    regretful, nostalgic, yearning, longing
    1. 1.1 Produced by reflection.
      反射产生的
      a colorful reflective glow

      色彩绚丽的反射光。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • A sheet has been put over the pyramids because people in an office in the hospital have complained about the reflective light from the CD pyramid.
      • The original color swept out of them in favor of that reflective glow.
  • 2Relating to or characterized by deep thought; thoughtful.

    (与)思考(有关)的,沉思的

    a quiet, reflective, astute man

    一位安静敏锐的深思者。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I am more reflective, and less apt to act before thinking.
    • All this stuff is far too reflective and philosophical for a Tuesday evening, that's for certain.
    • Diabetes physicians and diabetes specialist nurses will find this a reflective read capable of changing their attitudes and clinical practice.
    • The evening promises to be prayerful, celebratory and reflective.
    • Helpful skills such as reflective listening or the techniques of positive discipline can be taught and learned.
    • He's very introspective and reflective, and he's caught up in the problems of existence in a non-religious world.
    • Paul Handley is in a reflective mood as he lights another cigarette in a quaint London hotel.
    • The final product contains newly-composed contemporary songs with reflective and thought-provoking themes.
    • This evening he was clearly more subdued, giving out police hotline numbers and playing thoughtful, reflective music.
    • She is thoughtful and reflective, and I have enormous respect for her passionate dedication.
    • Will the new parliament be equally thoughtful and reflective in response?
    • He tells me that at this stage in his life he is reflective and thoughtful, very different from his stage persona.
    • Feeling more subdued than usual, I wandered the streets in a deep, reflective mood and thought about my mother.
    • His writings were always engaging, thought-provoking and reflective, and expressive in their style and delivery.
    • Somebody is actually having a reflective moment, thinking seriously about their place in the world.
    • Ford's figures are reflective, capable of ironic detachment, and can be both enthused and diffident at the same time.
    • His goal was to teach the students, via interaction with mathematics, critical and reflective thought.
    • His music is said to have a deep, reflective melancholy.
    • It's a musing, reflective piece on the increasing length of movie titles.
    • Later, when he addressed a group of media people, it was in a reflective, rueful, almost confessional mode.
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