c. 1500, "reflection of light," from verb reflex meaning "refract, deflect" (late 14c.), from Late Latin reflexus "a bending back," noun use of past participle of reflectere (see reflection). Meaning "involuntary nerve stimulation" first recorded 1877, from reflex action (1833).
双语例句
1. I turned to look inside the house in a reflex action.
我习惯性地转过身往房子里看了看。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Walsh fumbled in his pocket, a reflex from his smoking days.
沃尔什在口袋里摸索着，这是他抽烟时养成的习惯动作。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Almost by reflex, he helped himself to a drink.
几乎是下意识的, 他给自己弄了杯酒.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. A law should be a reflex of the will of the people.
法律应该是人民意志的反映.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
5. The rapid movement of an object towards the eye triggers the blink reflex.
