miniature

miniature
adjective
  1. [attrib.](especially of a replica of something) of a much smaller size than normal; very small
    （尤指复制品）小于正常尺寸的；微小的，微型的，极小的
    children dressed as miniature adults.
    穿得像小大人的孩子。
noun
  1. a thing that is much smaller than normal, especially a small replica or model
    小型物；微缩模型；缩影
    ■a very small bottle of spirits
    小瓶酒
    ■a plant or animal that is a smaller version of an existing variety or breed
    小种植物（或动物）
    ■a very small and highly detailed portrait or other painting
    小画像；微型画
    ■a picture or decorated letter in an illuminated manuscript
    （华美装饰手稿上的）画饰；花字
verb
  1. [with obj.](rare)represent on a smaller scale; reduce to miniature dimensions
    (罕)是…的缩影；是…的微缩模型；使成为微型
常用词组
in miniature
  1. on a small scale, but otherwise a replica
    （仿制品）缩微的，微型的，小型的
    a place that is Greece in miniature.
    可称为小希腊的地方。
语源
  1. early 18th cent.: from Italian miniatura, via medieval Latin from Latin miniare 'rubricate, illuminate', from minium 'red lead, vermilion' (used to mark particular words in manuscripts)
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