n.

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

   他的书桌上放着一座埃菲尔铁塔的模型。

2. 微型画；小画像[C]
   Mr. Hunter collects early English miniatures.

   亨特先生收藏早期英国人物小画像。

3. 微型图画绘画术[U]

a.

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

   小女孩还有供洋娃娃用的迷你型家具。

vt.

1. 是……的缩影

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.