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.
例句
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。
英汉词典释义
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小规模地
The developments in this town represent in microcosm what is happening in the country as a whole.这座城镇的发展是整个国家发展的缩影。