n.

1. 縮樣；縮圖；小型物[C]
   He has a miniature of the Eiffel Tower on his desk.

   他的書桌上放著一座埃菲爾鐵塔的模型。

2. 微型畫；小畫像[C]
   Mr. Hunter collects early English miniatures.

   漢特先生收藏早期英國人物小畫像。

3. 微型圖畫繪畫術[U]

a.

1. 小型的；微型的；小規模的[B]
   The little girl has miniature furniture for her dolls.

   小女孩還有供洋娃娃用的迷你型傢俱。

vt.

1. 是……的縮影

adj.

n.

1. a thing that is much smaller than normal.
   ▸a very small bottle of spirits.
   ▸a very small and minutely detailed painting, especially a portrait.
2. a picture or decorated letter in an illuminated manuscript.