microcosm
n 微观世界(micro微小+cosm)
释义2:
microcosm
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◙ noun1. 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【IDIOMS】
◘ in microcosm1. in miniature• 以缩影形式【派生】
♦ microcosmic adjective♦ microcosmically adverb【语源】
1. Middle English: from Old French microcosme or medieval Latin microcosmus, from Greek mikros kosmos 'little world'
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