sum of its parts

短语

词形变化

sums of their parts 复数 sums of their parts

别名

sum of parts

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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.