mirror-likeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɪrəlʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmɪrərˌlaɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mirror n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < mirror n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier mirrorly adv. and later mirrory adj.

A. adv.

In the manner of a mirror.

ΚΠ

1602 J. Davies Mirum in Modum sig. C1^v Then Memory doth mirror-like reflect To them againe, what they to hir obiect.

1772 W. Mason Eng. Garden i. 23 Whose mighty mind..mirror-like Receiv'd, and to mankind with ray reflex The sov'reign Planter's primal work display'd.

1833 A. Domett Poems 124 The bright jasper-pavement that mirror-like flings, From its surface the hues of the Seraphim's wings.

1887 H. R. Haggard She v. 66 Ponds of black and peaty water that, mirror-like, flashed up the red rays of the setting sun.

1958 19th-cent. Fiction 13 252 Mirror-like, the reflections flash from Queequeg to Ishmael.

B. adj.

That resembles a mirror.

ΚΠ

1804 C. T. Smith Conversat. II. 31 Glowing clouds float on the fair face of Heaven, And the mirror-like water reflects them again.

1832 M. R. Mitford Our Village V. 151 Two narrow shady lanes cross each other, leaving just room enough..for a clear mirror-like pond.

1889 Philos. Trans. 1888 (Royal Soc.) A. 179 340 Bismuth, when pure, has a fracture which shows large brilliant mirror-like crystalline planes.

1958 Speculum 33 399 The light was reflected..from the gilt plastic ornaments and mirror-like stars..set in the vaults.

1994 Sci. Amer. Sept. 35/2 (caption) The mirrorlike finish may be one of the main reasons marketers of beverages adopted the aluminium can.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mirror-like
释义	mirror-likeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈmɪrəlʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɪrərˌlaɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mirror n., -like suffix. Etymology: < mirror n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier mirrorly adv. and later mirrory adj. A. adv. In the manner of a mirror. ΚΠ 1602 J. Davies Mirum in Modum sig. C1^v Then Memory doth mirror-like reflect To them againe, what they to hir obiect. 1772 W. Mason Eng. Garden i. 23 Whose mighty mind..mirror-like Receiv'd, and to mankind with ray reflex The sov'reign Planter's primal work display'd. 1833 A. Domett Poems 124 The bright jasper-pavement that mirror-like flings, From its surface the hues of the Seraphim's wings. 1887 H. R. Haggard She v. 66 Ponds of black and peaty water that, mirror-like, flashed up the red rays of the setting sun. 1958 19th-cent. Fiction 13 252 Mirror-like, the reflections flash from Queequeg to Ishmael. B. adj. That resembles a mirror. ΚΠ 1804 C. T. Smith Conversat. II. 31 Glowing clouds float on the fair face of Heaven, And the mirror-like water reflects them again. 1832 M. R. Mitford Our Village V. 151 Two narrow shady lanes cross each other, leaving just room enough..for a clear mirror-like pond. 1889 Philos. Trans. 1888 (Royal Soc.) A. 179 340 Bismuth, when pure, has a fracture which shows large brilliant mirror-like crystalline planes. 1958 Speculum 33 399 The light was reflected..from the gilt plastic ornaments and mirror-like stars..set in the vaults. 1994 Sci. Amer. Sept. 35/2 (caption) The mirrorlike finish may be one of the main reasons marketers of beverages adopted the aluminium can. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1602
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