Translation

• in general
• more or less
• in rough terms
• basically
• on the whole
• overall situation
• the big picture
• cadaver for dissection in training medical students

Synonyms

• 情理, 物理
• 光景, 八成, 备不住, 大体上, 大概, 大略, 大约, 大约摸, 大致, 大致说来, 敢情, 横, 盖, 粗粗, 约, 约摸, 约莫

Examples

• 他的意见大体上说是对的。
  His opinion is generally correct.
• 英国人大体上说都是保守的。
  Englishmen are, on the whole, conservative.