microcosm
微观世界,小宇宙,微型世界,微观社会
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Definitions
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- : a little world; a world in miniature.
- : anything that is regarded as a world in miniature.
- : human beings, humanity, society, or the like, viewed as an epitome or miniature of the world or universe.
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Examples
I spoke with pawnbrokers across the country about what the business has been like in this unprecedented year, and the picture that emerged was a microcosm of the economy that flies under the radar for many.
Hsieh wanted to create a microcosm of Silicon Valley that was infused with the ethos of Burning Man.
Artists are trying to make plurality work in these little microcosms.
In some ways, the boycott was a microcosm for how some advertisers see inclusive media buying.
Schools really are their own microcosm where you have a lot of individuals from different areas in the community coming in.
But what happens at Winchester University is a microcosm of the cruel world beyond its be-crested gates.
I begin to observe that it sounds as if Sully is in microcosm what Newman himself…but that is as far as I get.
The way he approaches his sexual escapades is only a microcosm of his general douchebag approach to life.
Altogether, the monks, the Dukes, and the winemakers created a microcosm the influence of which can still be felt today.
Immigration reform is a hugely consequential microcosm of the national political debate.
The broad-beamed budgerow presented a strangely accurate microcosm of India at that moment.