副詞 on the whole:

1. with everything considered (and neglecting details)
   同義詞：all in all, altogether, tout ensemble

1. On the whole, I'm in favour of the proposal.
   總的說來，我贊成這個提議。
2. The two buildings are similar on the whole.
   從整體來看，這兩幢樓是相似的。
3. Perhaps the top brass didn't confide in the journalists quite enough; at any rate, the United States government has, on the whole, had the worst press over the Indo-China was that any government has ever has anywhere.
   也許是因為軍中首要人物沒有向記者們透露足夠的消息; 不管怎么說，在印支戰(zhàn)爭問題上，美國政府受到報界的評價總的來說是有史以來所有政府中最壞的。
4. On the whole, I like the book very much.
   總的來說，我很喜歡這本書。
5. On the whole, young man agrees study most, least conservative thought.
   總的來說，年輕人最肯學習，最少保守思想。