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by and large

更新时间:2026-06-13 08:56:31   栏目: 在线翻译

by and large 的音标为英 [baɪ ænd lɑːdʒ]、美 [baɪ ənd lɑːrdʒ],是一个副词短语,核心含义为“总的来说”“大体上”“一般而言”,用于对事物进行整体评价或总结,强调考虑所有因素后的普遍情况。

其起源与17世纪航海术语相关,原指“帆船在顺风和侧风情况下的行驶状态”,后引申为“综合各方面情况”。作为句子副词,它通常位于句首或句中,修饰整个句子,相当于 on the wholegenerally speaking

用法与例句

总结个人体验
By and large, I enjoyed my time at school.
(总的说来,我在学校很开心。)

评价群体特征
They were, by and large, a very wealthy, privileged elite.
(他们大体上属于非常富有的特权阶层。)

描述普遍情况
By and large, the man is the breadwinner.
(总的来说,男人负责挣钱养家。)

评论事物优缺点
The film lost money; but on the other hand, reviews were by and large favourable.
(这部电影赔了钱;但从另一方面来看,评论大体上是积极的。)

日常行为总结
By and large, he does not watch many movies.
(总的说来,他不怎么看电影。)

工作与人际关系
By and large, the company's been pretty good to me.
(总体来说,公司对我一直很好。)

客观现象分析
By and large, machines have done better than humans.
(总的来说,机器比人的表现好。)

物品状态描述
By and large, my bicycle is in good condition, which is 90% new.
(我的自行车是九成新,总体上说品相不错。)

数据或事实总结
Gordon says that by and large, "you could use today's data and feel fairly confident".
(戈登表示,大体上“你可以非常自信地使用现在的数据”。)

社会现象评价
By and large, people are willing to help others in emergency situations.
(一般而言,人们在紧急情况下愿意帮助他人。)

短语搭配

常与表示总结、评价的语境搭配,如 by and large successful(大体成功)、by and large positive(总体积极)等,强调“虽非绝对,但整体如此”的含义。

从航海术语到现代日常表达,by and large 始终保留着“综合考量”的核心逻辑。它简洁却精准,是英语中总结观点、平衡论述的实用工具。下次需要概括整体情况时,不妨试试这个带着海洋气息的短语?