mirror
noun/ˈmɪrər/
Слово англійською: mirror
Переклад mirror українською: дзеркало
Детальний опис
- [countable] a piece of special flat glass that reflects images, so that you can see yourself when you look in it
- in the mirror He looked at himself in the mirror.
- Remember to look in the mirror (= in a car, when driving) before signalling.
- the bathroom mirror
- a mirror of something [singular] something that shows what something else is like
- The face is the mirror of the soul.
- Dickens' novels are a mirror of his times.
- (also mirror site)(computing) a website that is a copy of another website but that has a different address on the internet
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French mirour, based on Latin mirare ‘look at’. Early senses also included ‘a crystal used in magic’ and ‘a person deserving imitation’.
Idioms
smoke and mirrors
- the fact of hiding the truth with information that is not important or relevant
- There's a lot of smoke and mirrors in the financing of this film.