microcosm
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mi·cro·cos·m /ˈmaɪkrəʊkɒzəm $ -kroʊkɑː-/ noun [countable] COPYa small group, society, or place that has the same qualities as a much larger one 微观世界，缩影 → macrocosmmicrocosm of New York’s mix of people is a microcosm of America. 纽约多元化的人口组成是美国社会的缩影。in microcosm All the problems of society can be seen here in microcosm. 所有社会问题在这里都有它的缩影。 —microcosmic /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkɒzmɪk $ -kroʊˈkɑːz-/ adjective the forces which we see at work on a microcosmic scale 我们所看到的微缩情况下的作用力
Examples from the Corpus
microcosm• The state has become a microcosm of the economic change that has gripped the nation.• New Hampshire is hardly a microcosm of the United States.• The family is a microcosm of social existence for which our young are pre-adapted.• The wall is a microcosm of a city where art well and truly thrived.• It was a fantastic microcosm, full of humour and savagery.• The final game was the series in microcosm.• In the beginning, ecologists built simple mathematical models and simple laboratory microcosms.in microcosm• Harris' production company is starting to look like an empire in microcosm.Origin microcosm (1100-1200) Medieval Latin microcosmus, from Greek mikros kosmos “small world”mi·cro·cos·m nounChineseSyllable
or same that small place society, the has Corpus group, a
microcosm
mi‧cro‧cos‧m /ˈmaɪkrəʊkɒzəm $ -kroʊkɑː-/
noun [countable]
microcosm 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
mi‧cro‧cos‧m /ˈmaɪkrəʊkɒzəm $ -kroʊkɑː-/
noun [countable] Date: 1100-1200
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: microcosmus, from Greek mikros kosmos 'small world'
a small group, society, or place that has the same qualities as a much larger one ⇨ macrocosmLanguage: Medieval Latin
Origin: microcosmus, from Greek mikros kosmos 'small world'
microcosm of
in microcosm
—microcosmic /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈkɒzmɪk $ -kroʊˈkɑːz-/ adjective:
