单词 | microcosm |
释义 | microcosm —microcosmic, microcosmical, adj. /muy"kreuh koz'euhm/, n. 1. a little world; a world in miniature (opposed to macrocosm). 2. anything that is regarded as a world in miniature. 3. human beings, humanity, society, or the like, viewed as an epitome or miniature of the world or universe. Also called microcosmos /muy'kreuh koz"meuhs, -mohs/. [1150-1200; ME microcosme < ML microcosmus < Gk mikròs kósmos small world. See MICRO-, COSMOS] |
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