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).
雙語例句
1. I turned to look inside the house in a reflex action.
我習慣性地轉過身往房子里看了看。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Walsh fumbled in his pocket, a reflex from his smoking days.
沃爾什在口袋里摸索著，這是他抽煙時養成的習慣動作。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Almost by reflex, he helped himself to a drink.
幾乎是下意識的, 他給自己弄了杯酒.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. A law should be a reflex of the will of the people.
法律應該是人民意志的反映.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
5. The rapid movement of an object towards the eye triggers the blink reflex.