By and large: 总体上来说
<p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>: 总体上来说</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>的意思是"大体上，总的来说"（<span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>, <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> ），它的来历跟航海有着不可分割的联系。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>这个短语最早出现在航海词汇中是在1669年，而到了1833年，其衍生义已经得到广泛的应用。 相对于现在较为模糊的释义，在最初的航海词汇里，<span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>的意思则是"相当精确的"。帆船航海中，最难掌握的一种航向是几乎完全逆风而行，此时的航海操作叫做"迎风航行"，这要求一位有经验的水手掌控舵轮，严格控制帆的方向。迎风航行也可以说<span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span>，其中"<span word="by">by</span>"的意思是"随着…（风）的方向"。 如果掌舵的水手不够老练，船长就不用"<span word="close">close</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span>"这个命令，退而用"<span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>"，"<span word="to">to</span> <span word="sail">sail</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>"即根据风向来逐步调整船体，做到总体上船帆能够随风的变化而调整，并最终演化出今天的意思，就是"总体上来说，大体上"。</p><p>例如：<span word="By">By</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="large">large</span>, <span word="your">your</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="one">one</span>. （总体来说，你的计划很不错。）</p>
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