microcosm
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈmaɪ.krəʊˌkɒz.əm/us/ˈmaɪ.kroʊˌkɑː.zəm/asmallplace,society, orsituationthat has the samecharacteristicsas something muchlarger:
缩影;微观世界Theaudiencewasselectedtocreatea microcosmofAmericansociety.观众是经过选择的,以把美国社会各阶层人士都纳入其中。
Compare
macrocosm
Similar and the same
- -esque
- adjacent
- affinity
- akin
- alike
- allied
- echo
- evenly
- every inchidiom
- extent
- family
- firm
- para
- parallel
- parity
- playsomeoneattheirown gameidiom
- put/turn the clock backidiom
- regularity
- snap
- swing