reflexive

• 指动作反过来作用于主语或行为者自身；在语法中常用来指反身动词或反身代词，表示主语对自己施加动作。

Describes an action that is directed back upon the subject or agent; often used in grammar to refer to verbs or pronouns that indicate the subject performs an action on itself.

1. Involuntary or automaticB2formal

   Occurring as an automatic response to a stimulus, without conscious thought or control.

   反射性的

   • His reflexive action saved him from the falling object.
   • Blinking is a reflexive response to protect the eyes.
   • She had a reflexive flinch when the loud noise occurred.

   同义词automaticimpulsiveinstinctiveinvoluntaryknee jerkmechanicalreflexspontaneousunconsciousunintentional

   反义词consciousdeliberateintentionalvoluntary

2. Referring back to itselfC1formal

   Directed back upon the subject or itself; self-referential.

   反身的

   • In grammar, a reflexive pronoun refers back to the subject of the sentence.
   • The argument was reflexive, constantly referring to its own premises.
   • The novel's reflexive style comments on the act of writing itself.

• 名词，指反身代词，即与“-self”或“-selves”结合使用的代词，表示动作的承受者与执行者是同一人。

A noun referring to a personal pronoun combined with '-self' or '-selves' that indicates the subject's action is directed back onto the subject.

1. Reflexive pronounB2formal

   A personal pronoun that ends in '-self' or '-selves', used when the subject and object of a verb are the same person or thing.

   反身代词

   • In the sentence 'He hurt himself,' 'himself' is a reflexive pronoun.
   • She taught herself to play the piano.
   • They enjoyed themselves at the party.