【艺】miniature

比喻相像的东西miniature version

• 这孩子简直是他父亲的缩影。

  This child really is a miniature version of his father!

梗概microcosm

• 这些岛是日本本身的缩影。

  These islands are a microcosm of Japan itself.

• 这是当今社会的缩影。

  This is a microcosm of today's society.

• 这个展览会是旧社会农民生活的缩影。

  This exhibition reveals the life of farmers in the old society.

• 这些考古学上的材料，给了我们一个氏族社会生产力发展的缩影。

  These archaeological materials epitomize the development of production capacity in a clan society.