英语词汇reflector的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	reflector
词源	reflector n. also, less correctly, reflecter, 1660s, "one who reflects or considers;" by 1797 as "that which reflects, a surface or apparatus to reflect light or heat in a desired direction;" agent noun in Latin form from reflect. As an attachment to a vehicle, etc., from 1909. As a type of telescope, 1767. Entries linking to reflector reflect v. late 14c., reflecten, "turn or bend (something) back, reverse;" early 15c., "to divert, to turn (something) aside, deflect," from Old French reflecter (14c.), from Latin reflectere "to bend back, bend backwards, turn away," from re- "back" (see re-) + flectere "to bend" (see flexible). Of mirrors or other bodies or surfaces, "to shine back light rays or images," early 15c., later also of heat or sound. The meaning "to turn one's thoughts back on, resolve matters in the mind" is from c. 1600. Related: Reflected; reflecting. Middle English also had a separate verb reflexen "refract (light); deflect" (early 15c.), directly from Latin reflexus, past participle of reflectere. updated on June 09, 2021
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