a pattern or picture made using many small pieces of coloured stone or glass马赛克;镶嵌图案;镶嵌画
a beautiful tenth-century mosaic一幅美丽的10世纪的镶嵌画
figurative The country is now a cultural and social mosaic (= mixture) due to the influx of different ethnic groups.因有不同种族汇入,这个国家呈现出文化与社会的多元化景象。