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单词 microcosm
释义

microcosm /mīˈkrō-ko-zm/

noun
  1. A little universe or world
  2. An object, situation, etc contained within another and displaying all its characteristics on a smaller scale, a miniature version
  3. Man, who was regarded by ancient philosophers as a model or epitome of the universe
ORIGIN: Gr mikros small, and kosmos world

microcosˈmic or microcosˈmical adjective

Relating to the, or a, microcosm

microcosmic salt noun

Sodium ammonium hydrogen phosphate, used as a blowpipe flux (orig obtained from human urine)

in microcosm

On a small scale, as an exact copy or representative model of a larger group, etc

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