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more/greater/bigger etc. than the sum of its parts
idiom
used to say that a particular thing, when considered as a whole, is more important, better, etc. than you would expect from looking at the individual parts that make it up: 整体比局部的总和更大（或更重要）
He has built a global operation that is clearly bigger than the sum of its parts.他建立了一套全球运作体系，并不是把各地区的活动相加起来那么简单。
She believes that the Catholic faith is more than the sum of its dogmas.她相信天主教信仰并非几条信条那么简单。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Something, anything, nothing, and everything
across-the-board
anything
aught
bazillion
bupkis
fresh
matter
none
not a dicky birdidiom
not a sausageidiom
not/nothing muchidiom
nothing
nowt
sweet
sweet fanny adamsidiom
the whole bitidiom
what with one thing and anotheridiom
whatevs
whit
zip
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