reflective

adj.反思的,沉思的

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
reflective (adjective)
1.
capable of light, images, or sound waves - reflecting
2.
marked by - reflection thoughtful deliberative
3.
of, relating to, or caused by reflection - reflective glare
4.
- reflexive
5.
reflecting something - indicative how fashion is reflective of society Glenda Bailey
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
reflective (adjective)
1.
given to or marked by long, quiet thinking
SYNONYMS:
broody, cogitative, meditative, melancholy, musing, pensive, reflective, ruminant, ruminative, thoughtful
RELATED WORDS:
introspective, retrospective, self-reflective; earnest, grave, sedate, serious, serious-minded, severe, sober, solemn, somber ( sombre), weighty; philosophical ( philosophic); analytic ( analytical), logical, rational; deliberate, purposeful; absentminded, abstracted, preoccupied
NEAR ANTONYMS:
featherbrained, flighty, flippant, frivolous, goofy, harebrained, light-headed, scatterbrained; brainless, mindless, silly, thoughtless, unthinking
unreflective
reflective (adjective)
2.
indicating something
SYNONYMS:
denotative, denoting, reflective, significant, signifying, telltale
RELATED WORDS:
alluding, allusive, referring; characteristic, symptomatic; demonstrative, exhibiting, expressive; symbolic ( symbolical); connoting, hinting, implying, insinuating, suggestive
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