sum of its parts

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A group which can be seen as a mere juxtaposition of the elements that compose it; a collection of things in which there is no new property or added value that emerges from the interactions between its parts.
    — Together, the ant colony was greater than the sum of its parts.

词形变化

sums of their parts plural sum of parts alternative
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