Microcosm
[ 'maɪkrokɑzəm ]
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n. 微观世界;小宇宙;缩影;小规模地;
💡 词根助记
micro微小+cosm宇航→微观世界
📝 例句
The family is a microcosm of society.
家庭是社会的缩影。
🔤 词根
micro-表示“小”
📖 牛津释义
microcosm
n
1 thing or being regarded as representing the universe, or mankind, on a small scale; miniature representation (of a system, etc) 小天地; 小宇宙; 微观世界; 缩影
Man is a microcosm of the whole of mankind. 人是全人类的缩影.
This town is a microcosm of our world. 这个市镇是我们这个世界的缩影. Cf 参看 macrocosm.
2 (idm 习语) in microcosm in miniature; on a small scale 以缩影的形式; 小规模
This small island contains the whole of nature in microcosm. 这个小岛包含著小而完整的自然界.
🔁 扩展释义
*['maikrәukɒzm]n. 小宇宙, 小世界, 人类
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If you can't pay the bill, you're going to be in trouble.
你如果不能付账，就要倒霉。
Pride and grace dwelt never in one place.
傲慢和温雅决不会共处在一起。
Chaplin was born in London in 1889 and first acted when he was five years old.
卓别林1889年出生于伦敦，5岁时就开始演戏。