整体

• 拼音: zhěng tǐ
• 汉字拆解: 整 = 束 + 攵 + 正, meaning 'whole'; 体 = 亻(person) + 本 (root), simplified from 體, meaning 'body'

含义

Whole; entirety; overall. Refers to something considered as a complete unit rather than its individual parts.

Used to discuss things from a comprehensive perspective. Common in phrases like 整体来看 (looking at it overall), 整体水平 (overall level), 整体效果 (overall effect). Can function as a noun (the whole) or an adjective (overall). Opposite of 部分 (part) or 局部 (partial).

例句

1. 整体来看，这次考试大家考得不错。
2. 我们要从整体上考虑这个问题。
3. 这幅画的整体效果很好。

用法指南

语境: discussion, analysis, work

语气: analytical

正确说法

• 整体来说，这个方案还不错。(Overall, this plan is quite good.)
• 我们要关注整体的发展。(We should pay attention to overall development.)

错误说法

• 我的整体很好。(Don't use 整体 to describe personal health — use 身体 for 'my body is fine'; 整体 refers to a collective whole or overall perspective)

起源与历史

整 (whole, complete) + 体 (body, form). Together: the complete body or form — the entirety.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal