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 do it, I'll publish your work.
假如你拍好了， 我就出版你的作品。
My thesis is due the same week as midterms.
毕业论文截止的日期，和期中考试那一周重复。
He called out to the children and threw the ball back to the bank.
他大声叫着那些孩子，把球扔回到岸上。