reflect on
reflect on — 片語動詞
- reflect onbase form
- reflects on3rd person singular
- reflecting on-ing form
- reflected onpast simple
1. to cause people to form a particular opinion about someone or something, typical
影響觀感
使人對某人或某事產生看法（多為負面）
to cause people to form a particular opinion about someone or something, typically a negative one, based on that person's or thing's actions or qualities
Mira's rude behaviour at the dinner table reflected badly on her entire family.
Mira 在晚宴上的粗魯行為，讓她的家人形象受損。
reflect badly on [person/group] — indicates negative effect
The factory's poor safety record reflected poorly on the managers who had ignored the warnings.
這家工廠糟糕的安全紀錄，使那些忽視警告的管理人員名聲受損。
reflect poorly on [institution/people]
Darius worried that his early defeat in the tournament would reflect on his coach's reputation.
Darius 擔心自己在比賽中早早落敗，會影響大家對教練的觀感。
The charity's dishonest spending reflected well on nobody in the organisation.
該慈善機構不誠實的開銷作風，讓組織內外沒有一個人形象好看。
Karim knew that shouting at the referee would reflect badly on the whole team, not just himself.
Karim 知道對裁判大吼會讓整個球隊名聲受損，而不只是他個人。
- cast a shadow on
more figurative and literary; always negative
- damage the reputation of
more explicit and formal; states the consequence directly
- speak badly of
focuses on what people say rather than what they think
- do credit to
specifically positive effect; opposite direction
- enhance the reputation of
explicitly positive outcome
文法句型
reflect + on/upon + [person/institution]
reflect + badly/poorly/well + on + [person/institution]
用法筆記
This phrasal verb is almost always accompanied by an adverb ('badly', 'poorly', 'well') or a qualifying phrase that indicates whether the effect is positive or negative. Without such a modifier, the sentence may sound incomplete.