词典释义：
(especially of a replica of something)of a much smaller size than normal; very small
（尤指复制品）小于正常尺寸的；微小的，微型的，极小的
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children dressed as miniature adults. 穿得像小大人的孩子。
a thing that is much smaller than normal, especially a small replica or model
小型物；微缩模型；缩影。
a very small bottle of spirits
小瓶酒。
a plant or animal that is a smaller version of an existing variety or breed
小种植物（或动物）。
a very small and highly detailed portrait or other painting
小画像；微型画。
a picture or decorated letter in an illuminated manuscript
（华美装饰手稿上的）画饰；花字。
〈罕〉 是…的缩影；是…的微缩模型；使成为微型。
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in miniature on a small scale, but otherwise a replica （仿制品）缩微的，微型的，小型的a place that is Greece in miniature. 可称为小希腊的地方
"early 18th cent.: from Italian
