mi.cro.cosm
n.(名词)
A small, representative system having analogies to a larger system in constitution, configuration, or development:
缩影:一个小的有代表性的系统,在组成,构造或性质方面与大系统有相似之处:
例句:
.He sees the auto industry as a microcosm of the U.S. itself.(William J. Hampton)
.他认为汽车工业是美国本身的一个缩影.(威廉J.汉普顿)
来源:
Middle English microcosme [man as a little world]
中古英语 microcosme [作为一个小世界的人]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Late Latin mocrocosmus
源自 后期拉丁语 mocrocosmus
from Greek mikros kosmos
源自 希腊语 mikros kosmos
mikros [small]
mikros [小的]
kosmos [world, order]
kosmos [世界,秩序]
【引伸】
mi.crocos.mic
mi.crocos.mically
adv.(副词)