reflect的词源

英文词源

reflect

reflect: [15] To reflect something is etymologically to ‘bend it back’. The word comes via Old French reflecter from Latin reflectere ‘bend back’, a compound verb formed from the prefix re- ‘back’ and flectere ‘bend’ (source also of English deflect [17], flex [16], flexible [15], inflect [15], etc). The word’s optical application is a post-Latin development.
=> deflect, flex, flexible, inflect

reflect (v.)

late 14c., "turn or bend back;" early 15c., "to pert, to turn aside, deflect," from Old French reflecter (14c.), from Latin reflectere "bend back, turn back" (see reflection). Of mirrors or polished surfaces, to shine back light rays or images, early 15c.; meaning "to turn one's thoughts back on" is c. 1600. Related: Reflected; reflecting.

中文词源

reflect：反射；反映，映出；显示，表明；认真思考，反省

来源于拉丁语中由前缀re-(回)和基本动词flectere(弯曲)组成的复合词reflectere(折回)。

词根词缀： re-回 + -flect-弯曲 → 折回

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：reflect 词源，reflect 含义。

reflect：反映，反射，沉思

re-,向后，往回，-flect,弯，转，词源同 flexible,inflect.即转回来，引申诸相关词义。

reflect：反映，反射，沉思

re-,向后，往回，-flect,弯，转，词源同 flexible,inflect.即转回来，引申诸相关词义。