microcosm
microcosm
[ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)kɒz(ə)m]
noun
in microcosm
microcosmic
[-ˈkɒzmɪk]
adjective
microcosmically
[-ˈkɒzmɪk(ə)li]
adverb
语源
[ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)kɒz(ə)m]
noun
- 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。
■humankind regarded as the epitome of the universe
作为宇宙缩影的人类
in microcosm
- in miniature
以缩影形式
microcosmic
[-ˈkɒzmɪk]
adjective
microcosmically
[-ˈkɒzmɪk(ə)li]
adverb
语源
- Middle English: from Old French microcosme or medieval Latin microcosmus, from Greek mikros kosmos 'little world'
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