[N-COUNT 可数名词]微观世界;缩影 A microcosm is a small society, place, or activity which has all the typical features of a much larger one and so seems like a smaller version of it.
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Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
基切尔说这个城市曾经是20世纪60年代整个美国文化的缩影。
In many respects, Mahan's story is that of the Asian community in microcosm.
从许多方面来说,马汉的经历就是亚裔团体的经历的缩影。
Oxford
micro·cosm/ˈmaɪkrəʊkɒzəm; NAmEˈmaɪkroʊkɑːzəm/nouna thing, a place or a group that has all the features and qualities of sth much larger 缩影;具体而微者◆The family is a microcosm of society.家庭是社会的缩影。☞compare
macrocosm
IDIOMin microcosmon a small scale 小规模地◆The developments in this town represent in microcosm what is happening in the country as a whole.这座城镇的发展以小见大,体现了整个国家的发展。microcosmmicrocosmsmicro·cosm/ˈmaɪkrəʊkɒzəm; NAmEˈmaɪkroʊkɑːzəm/
a small group, society, or place that has the same qualities as a much larger one → macrocosmmicrocosm of New York’s mix of people is a microcosm of America.in microcosm All the problems of society can be seen here in microcosm.—microcosmic /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkɒzmɪk $ -kroʊˈkɑːz-/ adjective: the forces which we see at work on a microcosmic scale
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