microcosm

缩影

This small town is a microcosm of the whole country.

这个小镇就是整个国家的缩影。

小世界、小天地

The classroom became a microcosm with its own rules.

那间教室成了一个有自己规则的小世界。

以小见大、从缩影中正式

The village shows the nation's problems in microcosm.

这座村子以小见大地反映了国家的种种问题。