สะท้อน
reflect
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- 1 reflect、rebound、bounce back
- 2 echo、reverberate
- 3 reflect、reveal、indicate
This word describes light, sound, or another force being sent back from a surface. It also commonly describes facts, words, or works of art revealing an underlying reality, attitude, or feeling.
reflect、rebound、bounce back
Describes light, heat, an image, or a physical object being sent back after striking a surface.
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กระจกสะท้อนแสง kracòk sathɔ́ɔn sɛ̌ɛŋ The mirror reflects light. กระจกสะท้อนแสง details
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แสงจันทร์สะท้อนบนผิวน้ำ sɛ̌ɛŋ can sathɔ́ɔn bon phǐw náam The moonlight is reflected on the water. แสงจันทร์สะท้อนบนผิวน้ำ details
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ผนังสะท้อนความร้อน phanǎŋ sathɔ́ɔn khwaam rɔ́ɔn The wall reflects heat. ผนังสะท้อนความร้อน details
echo、reverberate
Describes a sound returning from a surface or carrying through a space so that it is heard again.
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เสียงสะท้อนในห้อง sǐaŋ sathɔ́ɔn nay hɔ̂ŋ The sound echoes in the room. เสียงสะท้อนในห้อง details
reflect、reveal、indicate
Describes facts, words, behavior, or creative works revealing an underlying reality, idea, feeling, or problem.
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เรื่องนี้สะท้อนให้เห็นถึงความเหลื่อมล้ำ rʉ̂aŋ níi sathɔ́ɔn hây hěn thʉ̌ŋ khwaam lʉ̀am lám This highlights the inequality. เรื่องนี้สะท้อนให้เห็นถึงความเหลื่อมล้ำ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image is of something reaching a surface and then being sent back in a different direction. In its physical uses, it describes reflected light, heat, or images, as well as echoes. This develops into a common figurative meaning: something observable reveals what lies behind it. A work of art can reflect society, statistics can reveal a problem, and a person's words can reflect their thinking. This use is common in conversation, journalism, commentary, presentations, and business writing. The pattern สะท้อนให้เห็นว่า followed by a clause means “clearly show that…,” while สะท้อนให้เห็นถึง followed by a noun means “reveal” or “highlight” that issue.
Usage
It is used for light or images reflected by mirrors, glass, or water, and for sounds echoing in rooms, caves, or mountains. It is also frequent when discussing how films or literature portray society, what survey results or statistics reveal, and what a person's words or behavior show about their thoughts or feelings.
Caution
Do not limit this word to physical reflection; its figurative sense of revealing or mirroring reality is extremely common. However, it does not normally mean projecting a movie onto a screen—that is ฉาย—or displaying information on a screen, for which แสดง is commonly used. It also does not necessarily mean deliberately incorporating someone's opinion into a plan; a phrase such as นำความคิดเห็นมาปรับใช้ is clearer for that meaning.
Differences from similar words
1 reflect synonyms
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กระเด้ง is an everyday word for something springing or bouncing, especially because of elasticity. สะท้อน is broader and can describe light or heat being reflected by a surface.
2 echo synonyms
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ก้อง emphasizes a loud sound filling or resounding through a space. สะท้อน focuses on a sound returning after it reaches a surface.
3 reflect synonyms
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บ่งบอก means that a sign or characteristic indicates something. สะท้อน carries the image of reflection and is especially common when art, words, or statistics mirror an underlying reality.
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แสดง broadly means to show, display, or express something. สะท้อน suggests that an observable fact or expression reveals an underlying condition, idea, or feeling.