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cosmos
1、 The universe, especially when it is viewed as orderly and systematic.
2、 Any orderly system that is complete in itself.
🌱The astronomer, the biologist, and the philosopher all try in their own ways to make sense of the cosmos. 🌳Cosmos often simply means "universe." But the word is generally used to suggest an orderly or harmonious universe, as it was originally used by Pythagoras in the 6th century B.C. Thus, a religious mystic may help put us in touch with the cosmos, and so may a physicist. The same is often true of the adjective cosmic: Cosmic rays （really particles rather than rays） bombard us from outer space, but cosmic questions come from human attempts to find order in the universe. cosmology 1、 A theory that describes the nature of the universe.
2、 A branch of astronomy that deals with the origin and structure of the universe.
🌱New Age teachers propose a cosmology quite unlike the traditional Jewish, Christian, or Islamic ways of viewing the universe. 🌳Most religions and cultures include some kind of cosmology to explain the nature of the universe. In modern astronomy, the leading cosmology is still the Big Bang theory, which claims that the universe began with a huge explosion that sent matter and energy spreading out in all directions. One reason why fans watch Star Trek is for the various cosmologies depicted in the show, including different conceptions of space, time, and the meaning of life. microcosm Something （such as a place or an event） that is seen as a small version of something much larger.
🌱The large hippie communes of the 1960s and '70s were microcosms of socialist systems, with most of socialism's advantages and disadvantages. 🌳A troubled urban school can look like a microcosm of America's educational system. A company's problems may be so typical that they can represent an entire small country's economic woes "in microcosm." Microcosm, and especially its synonym microcosmos, are also sometimes used when talking about the microscopic world. The documentary film Microcosmos is devoted to the remarkable insect life in an ordinary meadow on a single summer's day. cosmopolitan 1、 Having international sophistication and experience.
2、 Made up of persons, elements, or influences from many different parts of the world.
🌱New York, like most cosmopolitan cities, offers a wonderful array of restaurants featuring foods from around the world. 🌳Since cosmopolitan includes the root polit-, from the Greek word for "citizen", someone who is cosmopolitan is a "citizen of the world." She may be able to read the morning paper in Rio de Janeiro, attend a lecture in Madrid, and assist at a refugee camp in Uganda with equal ease—and maybe all in the same week. And a city or a country that is cosmopolitan has aspects and elements that come from various countries.
2、 Any orderly system that is complete in itself.
🌱The astronomer, the biologist, and the philosopher all try in their own ways to make sense of the cosmos. 🌳Cosmos often simply means "universe." But the word is generally used to suggest an orderly or harmonious universe, as it was originally used by Pythagoras in the 6th century B.C. Thus, a religious mystic may help put us in touch with the cosmos, and so may a physicist. The same is often true of the adjective cosmic: Cosmic rays （really particles rather than rays） bombard us from outer space, but cosmic questions come from human attempts to find order in the universe. cosmology 1、 A theory that describes the nature of the universe.
2、 A branch of astronomy that deals with the origin and structure of the universe.
🌱New Age teachers propose a cosmology quite unlike the traditional Jewish, Christian, or Islamic ways of viewing the universe. 🌳Most religions and cultures include some kind of cosmology to explain the nature of the universe. In modern astronomy, the leading cosmology is still the Big Bang theory, which claims that the universe began with a huge explosion that sent matter and energy spreading out in all directions. One reason why fans watch Star Trek is for the various cosmologies depicted in the show, including different conceptions of space, time, and the meaning of life. microcosm Something （such as a place or an event） that is seen as a small version of something much larger.
🌱The large hippie communes of the 1960s and '70s were microcosms of socialist systems, with most of socialism's advantages and disadvantages. 🌳A troubled urban school can look like a microcosm of America's educational system. A company's problems may be so typical that they can represent an entire small country's economic woes "in microcosm." Microcosm, and especially its synonym microcosmos, are also sometimes used when talking about the microscopic world. The documentary film Microcosmos is devoted to the remarkable insect life in an ordinary meadow on a single summer's day. cosmopolitan 1、 Having international sophistication and experience.
2、 Made up of persons, elements, or influences from many different parts of the world.
🌱New York, like most cosmopolitan cities, offers a wonderful array of restaurants featuring foods from around the world. 🌳Since cosmopolitan includes the root polit-, from the Greek word for "citizen", someone who is cosmopolitan is a "citizen of the world." She may be able to read the morning paper in Rio de Janeiro, attend a lecture in Madrid, and assist at a refugee camp in Uganda with equal ease—and maybe all in the same week. And a city or a country that is cosmopolitan has aspects and elements that come from various countries.
COSM comes from the Greek word for "order." Since the Greeks believed the universe was an orderly place, words in this group usually relate to the universe. So cosmonaut was the word for a space traveler from the former Soviet Union. (The roots of our own word, astronaut, suggest "star traveler" instead.) Oddly enough, cosmetics comes from the same root, since putting things in order is similar to decorating something—such as your face.🌸