单词：on the whole
大体上, 基本上
on the whole的用法和样例：
例句
- On the whole, I'm in favour of the proposal.总的说来，我赞成这个提议。
- The two buildings are similar on the whole.从整体来看，这两幢楼是相似的。
- Perhaps the top brass didn't confide in the journalists quite enough; at any rate, the United States government has, on the whole, had the worst press over the Indo-China was that any government has ever has anywhere.也许是因为军中首要人物没有向记者们透露足够的消息; 不管怎么说，在印支战争问题上，美国政府受到报界的评价总的来说是有史以来所有政府中最坏的。
- On the whole, I like the book very much.总的来说，我很喜欢这本书。
- On the whole, young man agrees study most, least conservative thought.总的来说，年轻人最肯学习，最少保守思想。
词汇搭配
- the whole tree or not a cherry on it或是全部要或是什么也...
【近义词】
- mainly主要地
- usually通常
- altogether总共
- all in all总的说来
- tout ensemble <法>整体