microcosm
/ˈmaɪkrəʊkɒzəm/noun
1- a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristic qualities or features of something much larger微观世界; 缩影; 小天地：
Berlin is a microcosm of Germany, in unity as in division.
柏林总是德国的缩影, 统一时和分裂时一样。
1.1
- humankind regarded as the epitome of the universe作为宇宙缩影的人类。
短语
in microcosm
- in miniature以缩影形式。
派生词
microcosmic
/ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkɒzmɪk/ adjectivemicrocosmically
/-mɪkəlɪ/ adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French microcosme or medieval Latin microcosmus, from Greek mikros kosmos 'little world'.