miniature

1. ADJ Miniature is used to describe something that is very small, especially a smaller version of something which is normally much bigger. 微型的[ADJ n]

Rosehill Farm has been selling miniature roses since 1979. 自1979年起，玫瑰山辳場(chǎng)就一直出售袖珍玫瑰。

2. PHRASE If you describe one thing as another thing in miniature, you mean that it is much smaller in size or scale than the other thing, but is otherwise exactly the same. 縮影

Ecuador provides a perfect introduction to South America; it's a continent in miniature. 厄瓜多爾是南美的一個(gè)絕佳概覽；它是整個(gè)大陸的縮影。

3. N-COUNT A miniature is a very small, detailed painting, often of a person. 袖珍畫像