microcosm
noun /ˈmaɪkrəʊkɒzəm/
/ˈmaɪkrəʊkɑːzəm/
Idioms - a thing, a place or a group that has all the features and qualities of something much larger
缩影；具体而微者 - The family is a microcosm of society.
家庭是社会的缩影。
词源Middle English: from Old French microcosme or medieval Latin microcosmus, from Greek mikros kosmos ‘little world’. - The family is a microcosm of society.
Idioms
in microcosm
- on 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。
- The developments in this town represent in microcosm what is happening in the country as a whole.