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reflex

英 ['riːfleks] 美 ['riflɛks]

解释

n. 反射；反映；映像；回复；习惯性思维
adj. 反射的；反省的；反作用的；优角的

※ 提供单词"reflex"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

reflex 反映，反射，反射作用，本能反应

re-,向后，往回，-flex,弯，转，词源同 flexible,reflect.引申词义诸相关词义。

英文词源

reflex (n.): c. 1500, "reflection of light," from verb reflex meaning "refract, deflect" (late 14c.), from Late Latin reflexus "a bending back," noun use of past participle of reflectere (see reflection). Meaning "involuntary nerve stimulation" first recorded 1877, from reflex action (1833).

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例句和用法

1. I turned to look inside the house in a reflex action.: 我习惯性地转过身往房子里看了看。

2. Walsh fumbled in his pocket, a reflex from his smoking days.: 沃尔什在口袋里摸索着，这是他抽烟时养成的习惯动作。

3. Almost by reflex, he helped himself to a drink.: 几乎是下意识的, 他给自己弄了杯酒.

4. A law should be a reflex of the will of the people.: 法律应该是人民意志的反映.

5. The rapid movement of an object towards the eye triggers the blink reflex.: 快速朝眼前移动物体,就会引起眨眼反应.