microcosm

micro-,微小的，-cosm,世界，词源同macrocosm,cosmetic.

microcosm (n.)

c. 1200, mycrocossmos (modern form from early 15c.), "human nature, man viewed as the epitome of creation," literally "miniature world," from Middle French microcosme and in earliest use directly from Medieval Latin microcosmus, from Greek mikros "small" (see mica) + kosmos "world" (see cosmos). General sense of "a community constituting a world unto itself" is attested from 1560s. Related: Microcosmic. A native expression in the same sense was petty world (c. 1600).

1. The family is a microcosm of society.

家庭是社会的缩影。

2. This historical novel illustrates the breaking up of feudal society in microcosm.

这部历史小说是走向崩溃的封建社会的缩影.

3. Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s.

基切尔说这个城市曾经是20世纪60年代整个美国文化的缩影。

4. The macrocosm of the universe is mirrored in the microcosm of the mind.

心灵天地是万千宇宙的缩影。

5. In many respects, Mahan's story is that of the Asian community in microcosm.

从许多方面来说，马汉的经历就是亚裔团体的经历的缩影。