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; 微觀世界; 縮影
Man is a microcosm of the whole of mankind. 人是全人類的縮影.
This town is a microcosm of our world. 這個市鎮是我們這個世界的縮影. Cf 參看 macrocosm.
2 (idm 習語) in microcosm in miniature; on a small scale 以縮影的形式; 小規模
This small island contains the whole of nature in microcosm. 這個小島包含著小而完整的自然界.