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微:隐约;著:明显。见到事情的苗头,就能知道它的实质和发展趋势。
[from one small clue one can see what is coming;from the first small beginnings one can see how things will develop] 看到微小的苗头,就知道可能会发生显著的变化。比喻小中见大 故圣人见微知著,睹始知终。——汉· 袁康《越绝书》