/rɪˈfleksɪv ||; rɪˈflɛksɪv/adj noun[C] (grammar语法) (a word or verb form) showing that the person who performs an action is also affected by it 受自身动作影响的，反身的（词或动词形式）: In ‘He cut himself’, ‘cut’ is a reflexive verb and ‘himself’ is a reflexive pronoun. He cut himself一句中，cut是反身动词，himself是反身代词。