example to learn from; mirror for reflection
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
an object or example from which one can learn; a mirror for reflection; a model for reference
formal源自‘龟甲’（用于占卜）和‘镜子’（用于自省）。比喻可以作为参考、学习或警惕的例子。常用于书面语和正式场合。
Lì历
shǐ史
shì是
hòu后
rén人
xíng行
shì事
de的
yī一
miàn面
guī龟
jiàn鉴
。
History is a mirror from which future generations can learn how to act.
Qián前
rén人
de的
shī失
bài败
jiào教
xùn训
，
shì是
wǒ我
men们
bì避
miǎn免
chóng重
dǎo蹈
fù覆
zhé辙
de的
bǎo宝
guì贵
guī龟
jiàn鉴
。
The lessons learned from our predecessors' failures are a valuable reference for us to avoid repeating their mistakes.
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Zhè这
xiē些
gǔ古
dài代
àn案
lì例
，
kě可
wéi为
xiàn现
dài代
fǎ法
zhì治
jiàn建
shè设
tí提
gōng供
guī龟
jiàn鉴
。
These ancient cases can serve as a model for reference in modern legal system development.