N-COUNT [oft inNOUN]微觀世界;縮影 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. 微觀世界;縮影 [formal]
Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s. [+ of]
基切爾說這個城市曾經是20世紀60年代整個美國文化的縮影。
In many respects, Mahan's story is that of the Asian community in microcosm.