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To reflect; to represent and by resemblance provide insight into. / To elucidate; to make explicit some aspect of. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, mirror.

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hold a mirror to

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hold a mirror to

動詞

To reflect; to represent and by resemblance provide insight into. / To elucidate; to make explicit some aspect of. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, mirror.

日本語の意味

（ある物事が）実像や本質を映し出し、反映する / （事象や状態の）特徴や問題を浮き彫りにする / （状況や人物の姿を）比喩的に示し、明らかにする

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The documentary doesn't shy away from difficult topics; it aims to hold a mirror to society's inequalities.

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そのドキュメンタリーは難しいテーマから逃げず、社会の不平等を映し出すことを目指している。

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意味（1）

To reflect; to represent and by resemblance provide insight into.

Or, as Dr. Gregory Stevenson suggests, do the supernatural trials and tribulations of the Winchesters appeal because they merely hold a mirror to the more mundane terrors we all face every day?

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意味（2）

To elucidate; to make explicit some aspect of.

To speak "truth to power" should not be considered negative: to hold a mirror to society, even a mirror that embodies the biases and anguish of its creator, is not a negative act.

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