Level 6 · word 14,805 of 20,000

microcosm

/ˈmaɪkrəˌkɑːzəm/ American
  • n. 缩影
Definition
  • n. a small place or system that represents something much larger
Example
The small village felt like a microcosm of the whole country.
这个小村庄仿佛是整个国家的缩影。