The still surface of the mountain lake provided a perfect reflection of the surrounding peaks and the clear blue sky above them.
山间湖泊平静的湖面完美地倒映出周围的群峰和上方清澈的蓝天。
- Several wrasse, upon seeing their reflection, tried to scrape the mark off against a rock rather than reacting as though it were another fish.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Memoirist Tobias Wren argues that an essay exposing flaws without offering any reflection or growth risks reading as mere self-indulgence rather than meaningful insight for the reader.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “reflection”?
B — The image seen in a mirror or shiny surface. “reflection” means the image seen in a mirror or shiny surface.
Which word means “the image seen in a mirror or shiny surface”?
A — reflection. “reflection” means the image seen in a mirror or shiny surface.
reflection — the image seen in a mirror or shiny surface. In Chinese: 反射，倒影.
reflection is pronounced /rɪˈflɛkʃən/.
The still surface of the mountain lake provided a perfect reflection of the surrounding peaks and the clear blue sky above them. (山间湖泊平静的湖面完美地倒映出周围的群峰和上方清澈的蓝天。)
image, mirror image, likeness — all close in meaning to reflection (the image seen in a mirror or shiny surface).
Yes. reflection is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.