忠實反映另一件事
把「照出來的影像跟本體一模一樣」這件事搬到抽象的地方：一份資料、一部電影、一個社會現象，如果跟另一樣東西的形狀完全對得上，英文就說它像鏡子一樣把對方照了出來。
reflection (figurative) · noun · A2
Something that shows clearly what another thing is really like.
反映／寫照
核心畫面
Picture the flat glass on the bathroom wall: whatever stands in front of it comes back exactly, at the same moment, without being changed. Two things carry over into the word's other uses — the faithful copy, and the fact that a mirror only ever shows you what is already there.
可以想成：浴室牆上那面平平的玻璃，你站到前面，同一個模樣立刻原封不動地回來。這個畫面有兩個重點會延伸到其他用法——一…更多收起
可以想成：浴室牆上那面平平的玻璃，你站到前面，同一個模樣立刻原封不動地回來。這個畫面有兩個重點會延伸到其他用法——一是「一模一樣的複製」，二是「鏡子不會創造東西，它只把已經存在的東西照出來」。所以當英文說某件事 mirrors 另一件事，重點在於兩者長得極像，而且後者是照著前者顯現的。From the picture
Also in this word
the object · noun · A2
A piece of glass that shows you what is in front of it.
鏡子
car mirror · noun · A2
A mirror on a car or other vehicle that helps the driver see what is behind or beside them.
後照鏡
原始詞典資料9 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
mirrornoun/ˈmɪɹə/
- 1
A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
- I had a look in the mirror to see if the blood had come off my face.
- He broke the mirror with the pickaxe.
- 2
An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
- His story is a mirror into the life of orphans growing up.
- O goddess, heavenly bright, / Mirror of grace and majesty divine.
- 3
computingengineeringmathematicsA website or server that contains replicated data from another site.
- Although the content had been deleted from his blog, it was still found on some mirrors.
- 4
A mirror carp.
- 5
historicalAn ethical-didactic treatise that details exemplary conduct through models, advising kings, princes, clergy, etc. on how to behave.
mirrorverb/ˈmɪɹə/
- 1
To reflect, as in a mirror.
- 2
To act as a reflection of, either by being identical to, or by being identical but reversed.
- The placement of the paintings mirrored the positions of the windows on the opposite wall.
- 3
Of an event, activity, behavior, to be identical to; to be a copy of; to imitate closely.
- He tried to mirror Elvis's life by copying his fashion and mannerisms.
- “Does he mirror?” one therapist, who came to our home, asked. “What is mirroring?” I asked back. “Does he mimic what you do, like Simon Says?”
- 4
computingengineeringmathematicsTo create something identical to (a website, etc.).
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。