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a microcosm of sth
of 后接被缩影的整体，常表示局部反映整体。
The market is a microcosm of the wider economy.
这个市场是更大经济体的缩影。
缩影；小宇宙；小世界
microcosms — plural of microcosm
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
缩影；小宇宙；小世界
a miniature model of something
The market is a microcosm of the wider economy.
这个市场是更大经济体的缩影。
作为广袤宇宙之代表的人性或人体；被视为神性或宇宙自然的缩影的人。
Human nature or the human body as representative of the wider universe; man considered as a miniature counterpart of divine or universal nature.
某物的微型模型
a miniature model of something
被视为更大系统代表的小型系统。
A smaller system which is seen as representative of a larger one.
小自然生态系统；作为实验模型的人工生态系统。
A small natural ecosystem; an artificial ecosystem set up as an experimental model.
This small village is a microcosm of the whole country.
这个小村庄是整个国家的一个缩影。
The classroom can be seen as a microcosm of society.
这个教室可以被看作社会的一个缩影。
Their family business was a microcosm of the larger economic trends.
他们的家族企业是更大经济趋势的一个缩影。
of 后接被缩影的整体，常表示局部反映整体。
The market is a microcosm of the wider economy.
这个市场是更大经济体的缩影。
in microcosm 常放在名词后，表示“作为缩影”。
The team's conflicts are the company in microcosm.
这个团队的矛盾就是整个公司的缩影。
serve as 意为“充当、作为”，比 be 动词更具功能性。
The school serves as a microcosm of the city's diversity.
这所学校作为这座城市多样性的缩影。
Not this
The small village is microcosm of the whole society.
Use this
The small village is a microcosm of the whole society.
microcosm 是可数名词，单数形式前需要加不定冠词 a，不能裸用。
Not this
The market is a microcosm for the economy.
Use this
The market is a microcosm of the economy.
表示“某事物的缩影”时，microcosm 后接介词 of 而非 for，of 引出所代表的对象。
Not this
This classroom microcosms society.
Use this
This classroom is a microcosm of society.
microcosm 是名词，不能直接作谓语；应使用 be a microcosm of 结构来表达“是……的缩影”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
社会的缩影
A classroom can be a microcosm of society.
课堂可以成为社会的缩影。
缩影；以缩影的形式
The street market is the whole city in microcosm.
这个街市是整个城市的缩影。
完美的缩影
The old town is a perfect microcosm of rural life.
这座古城是乡村生活的完美缩影。
是…的缩影；代表…的缩影
This case represents a microcosm of a much larger problem.
这个案例是更大问题的一个缩影。
缩影；小规模地
The small village is a modern society in microcosm.
这个小村庄是现代社会的缩影。
……的缩影
The city is a microcosm of the country's diversity.
这座城市是这个国家多样性的缩影。
这句名言意为“人是宇宙的缩影”，体现西方哲学中人体与宇宙相互映照的观念。
In Renaissance philosophy, the human body was often seen as a microcosm.
在文艺复兴哲学中，人体常被视为一个微观宇宙。
Use microcosms naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：micro（微小）+ cosm 像 cosmos（宇宙），小宇宙就是世界的缩影。
语域：formal 常见场景：学术或文学讨论中比喻某事物是更大整体的缩影、社会、文化、历史分析中描述典型群体或社区、正式演讲或书面语中用于概括性观察 “microcosm”比较常见于正式或书面语，多用于比喻某个群体、社会或系统代表或反映更大的整体。日常口语中较少使用，若想表达“缩影”可用更常用的说法。
microcosm 是可数名词，复数形式为 microcosms。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.