
好词典

源自古英语 'hāl'(完整的、健康的),与德语 'heil' 和荷兰语 'heel' 同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根 *hailaz。
❶ 指完整的、未被分割的事物或概念,强调其完整性和不可分割性。常用于哲学、数学或日常语境中。
“The universe is more than the sum of its parts; it must be understood as wholes.”
(宇宙不仅仅是各部分的总和,必须作为一个整体来理解。)
“She prefers to eat foods in their natural wholes rather than processed pieces.”
(她更喜欢食用天然完整的食物,而不是加工过的碎片。)
as wholes — 表示以完整的形式或状态来看待或处理某事物,强调不分割的整体性。
“We need to analyze these systems as wholes, not just their components.”
(我们需要将这些系统作为整体来分析,而不仅仅是它们的组成部分。)