a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristic qualities or features of something much larger
微观世界;缩影;小天地
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Berlin is a microcosm of Germany ,in unity as in division. 柏林总是德国的缩影,统一时和分裂时一样。
humankind regarded as the epitome of the universe
作为宇宙缩影的人类。
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in microcosm in miniature 以缩影形式
"Middle English: from Old French