mirror

鏡

前にあるものの姿を映すガラス。

やさしい英語で： A piece of glass that shows an image of whatever is in front of it.

• Look in the mirror.
• She hung a mirror above the sink.
• The car has two side mirrors.

使い方： in the mirror (He checked his hair in the mirror.)

類義語： glass, looking-glass

よく使う表現： bathroom mirror, look in a mirror, full-length mirror

鏡、反映

人や状況、社会のあり方を映し出すもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that shows what another person, situation, or society is like.

• Art is a mirror of society.
• His diary became a mirror of his inner life.
• These stories offer a mirror of changing social values.

使い方： a mirror of something (Her paintings are a mirror of village life.)

類義語： reflection

よく使う表現： mirror of society, mirror of something

ミラーサイト、ミラーサーバー

別のサイトやそのファイルのコピーを置くサイトやコンピューター。

やさしい英語で： A website or computer that holds a copy of another website or its files.

• Download the file from a mirror.
• The main website is down, but its mirror still works.
• Several mirrors hold copies of the archive.

類義語： mirror site

よく使う表現： mirror site, download mirror, local mirror

映す、反映する

別のものの姿や特徴、状況を映す、またはそれによく似ている。

やさしい英語で： To show or closely match the appearance, qualities, or situation of something else.

• The lake mirrored the mountains.
• Her face mirrored her sadness.
• Local prices mirror changes in the national market.

類義語： reflect, match

よく使う表現： mirror something, mirror the image, mirror a trend

まねる、模倣する

人の動作や物事のやり方をそっくりまねる。

やさしい英語で： To copy another person's actions or a particular way of doing something very closely.

• Try to mirror my movements.
• The child mirrored her father's gestures.
• Our training sessions mirror the conditions of a real race.

類義語： copy, imitate

よく使う表現： mirror someone, mirror their movements, mirror a style