in miniature
缩影的; 小型的,小规模的very like the stated thing or person, but much smaller
He's giving a party in miniature on his birthday.他生日那天将举行一个小型晚会。
Games are real life in miniature.游戏是现实生活的缩影。

I have a detailed miniature of the Titanic.我有一个泰坦尼克号的精细模型。
This is a miniature of that painting.这是那幅画的缩影。
The art of portrait miniatures was originated in England.微型画像艺术创始于英国。

［同义词］ adj.  pocket, tiny
［词源］＜中古拉丁语miniare(染红)

用作定语
▲～+n.
The child was playing with his miniature train.那个孩子在玩他的小火车。

miniature, microscopic, minute
这三个单词都可指“小的”。miniature通常指虽小但无需借助工具就能看得见、看清楚的; microscopic指“微小的”,不借助工具(如放大镜、显微镜等)就看不见或看不清的; minute指体积小的、量少的、难以察觉的,还可指某种东西微不足道、毫无价值的,一旦被认识其内在的价值,则需人们小心、认真对待的。