reflexive
adjective uk/rɪˈflek.sɪv/ us/rɪˈflek.sɪv/
(GRAMMAR)
language (词语)反身的
Reflexive words show that the person who does the action is also the person who is affected by it.
In the sentence "She prides herself on doing a good job", "prides" is a reflexive verb and "herself" is a reflexive pronoun. 在句子 She prides herself on doing a good job 中,prides 是反身动词,herself 是反身代词。
(MOVEMENT)
反射(性)的;本能(反应)的
done because of a physical reaction that you cannot control
I hadn't meant to answer her, it was simply reflexive. 我本来不想回答她,但却本能地答了。