| 单词 | in miniature |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin miniature b. in miniature: on a small scale; in an abbreviated or abridged form. Cf. sense A. 5a.Frequently used in the titles of books, pamphlets, etc., which offer a general digest or introduction to a subject (see quot. 1812). ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [phrase] > on a small scale in little1604 in parvo1676 in miniature1700 in small1765 in pettoa1846 small-scale1852 in diminutive- society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [adverb] > in miniature in little1604 in small1611 in miniature1700 1700 T. Southerne Fate of Capua iv. iv How have I hung upon the little lines Of that dear face,..To find the mother there in minature. 1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub Ep. Ded. 10 Their Persons I shall describe particularly, and at Length, their Genius and Understandings in Mignature. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. ii. iii. 56 Her Majesty used to put a Bit of Meat upon one of my Dishes..and her Diversion was to see me eat in Miniature. 1757 M. Postlethwayt Great Britain's True Syst. vii. 159 We, therefore, shall not only, in some Measure, follow his Steps in Miniature, but incorporate such other Matter, as may, perhaps, give no less Weight to his Argument, than what he has urged, will strengthen ours. 1792 T. Paine Rights of Man: Pt. Second iii. 33 What Athens was in miniature, America will be in magnitude. 1812 (title) The Bible in miniature, or, a concise history of the Old and New Testaments. 1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) xvi. 698 Land and sea breezes are monsoons in miniature. 1872 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David III. Ps. lxv. 4 This verse is a body of divinity in miniature. 1919 Conquest 1 i. 36/2 An atom is a sort of solar system in miniature. 1946 Liberty 25 May 82/3 How can patients receive all the advantages of a metropolitan medical center in miniature, in this small, obviously not wealthy farming community. 1991 Vis à Vis May 54/2 The village felt like Sausalito—only unspoiled and in miniature. < as lemmas |
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