/rɪˈflekʃn ||; rɪˈflɛkʃən/(
brit also 英亦作 reflexion)
noun 1 [C] an image that you see in a mirror, in water or on a shiny surface （镜中、水中或光亮表面的）映像，倒影: He admired his reflection in the mirror. 他欣赏自己在镜中的映像。
2 [U] the sending back of light, heat or sound from a surface （光、热或声音的）反射
3 [C] a thing that shows what sb/sth is like 反映某人或某事物的东西: Your clothes are a reflection of your personality. 衣着反映个性。
4 [sing] a reflection on/upon sb/sth something that causes people to form a good or bad opinion about sb/sth 影响…形象的事物: Parents often feel that their children's behaviour is a reflection on themselves. 父母往往觉得子女的行为会影响他们的声誉。
5 [U] [C] careful thought about sth 深思: a book of his reflections on fatherhood 一本关于他对身为人父的看法的书
on reflection after thinking again 经过重新考虑:
I think, on reflection, that we were wrong. 经过再三考虑之后，我认为我们错了。