by and large

总的来说

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
by and large (adverb)
on the whole in general
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
by and large (adverb)
for the most part
SYNONYMS:
altogether, basically, by and large, generally, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally, substantially
RELATED WORDS:
about, more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, practically, some, virtually, well-nigh; approximately, broadly, plus or minus, roughly; commonly, frequently, generally, normally, ordinarily, typically, usually; incompletely, partially, partly, rather, somewhat
NEAR ANTONYMS:
completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, thoroughly, totally, wholly; barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely; absolutely, categorically, unqualifiedly
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