microcosm

n 1 thing or being regarded as representing the universe, or mankind, on a small scale; miniature representation (of a system, etc) 小天地; 小宇宙; 微观世界; 缩影: Man is a microcosm of the whole of mankind. 人是全人类的缩影. * This town is a microcosm of our world. 这个市镇是我们这个世界的缩影. Cf 参看 macrocosm. 2 (idm 习语) in microcosm in miniature; on a small scale 以缩影的形式; 小规模: This small island contains the whole of nature in microcosm. 这个小岛包含著小而完整的自然界.

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