microcosms
n. 微观世界( microcosm的名词复数 ); 小宇宙; 缩影; 小规模地
A microcosm is a small society, place, or activity which has all the typical features of a much larger one and so seems like a smaller version of it.
Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
基切尔说这个城市曾经是20世纪60年代整个美国文化的缩影。
In many respects, Mahan's story is that of the Asian community in microcosm.
从许多方面来说,马汉的经历就是亚裔团体的经历的缩影。
In the beginning, ecologists built simple mathematical models and simple laboratory microcosms . They were a mess.
一开始, 生态学家建立简单的数学模型和微观实验室,他们搞砸了.