1.
to project, to display (on a screen or surface)
To show an image, video, or visual content on a screen, wall, or other surface using a projector, camera, or similar device.
スクリーンに映像を映し出す。
To project an image on the screen.
カメラが夜の街を映し出した。
The camera projected the nighttime cityscape.
プロジェクターが壁に大きな地図を映し出し、参加者全員が確認できた。
The projector displayed a large map on the wall so all participants could see it.
2.
to reflect, to reveal, to portray
To make something visible or apparent; to depict or represent a situation, emotion, or reality. Used figuratively for media, art, or observation.
その映画は戦後の現実を映し出している。
That film portrays the postwar reality.
彼の表情が不安を映し出していた。
His expression reflected his anxiety.
この小説は現代社会の矛盾を鮮やかに映し出している。
This novel vividly portrays the contradictions of modern society.
CONJUGATION:
Godan verb (五段動詞), す-ending.
- Negative: 映し出さない
- Polite: 映し出します
- Te-form: 映し出して
- Past: 映し出した
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 映像を映し出す: to project footage
- 現実を映し出す: to reflect/portray reality
- スクリーンに映し出す: to project onto a screen
NOTE:
The compound structure 映す + 出す combines "to project/reflect" with "to bring out," emphasizing that something is made visible or brought to light.