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holism is the theory that [clause]
整体论是抽象名词，通常不可数，常用“是……的理论”句式引出其核心主张。
Holism is the theory that the parts of any whole cannot be understood except in relation to the whole.
整体论是一种认为任何整体的各个部分只有通过它们与整体的关系才能被理解的理论。
整体论
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
整体论
the theory that the parts of any whole cannot be fully understood except in relation to the whole
Holism is the theory that the parts of any whole cannot be understood except in relation to the whole.
整体论是一种认为任何整体的各个部分只有通过它们与整体的关系才能被理解的理论。
A theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
A practice based on such a theory or belief.
Holism is an important idea in ecology, because it reminds us that an ecosystem is more than the sum of its plants and animals.
整体论在生态学中是一个重要概念，因为它提醒我们生态系统不只是其植物和动物的总和。
Some doctors now accept holism and look at the patient's lifestyle as well as the symptoms.
如今一些医生接受整体论，在关注症状的同时也审视患者的生活方式。
Her approach to health is based on holism, so she treats the body and mind together.
她的健康观以整体论为基础，因此她将身心作为一个整体来对待。
整体论是抽象名词，通常不可数，常用“是……的理论”句式引出其核心主张。
Holism is the theory that the parts of any whole cannot be understood except in relation to the whole.
整体论是一种认为任何整体的各个部分只有通过它们与整体的关系才能被理解的理论。
“根据整体论”在句中作状语，引出该理论的推论。
According to holism, a system cannot be understood by examining only its parts.
根据整体论，一个系统不能仅通过检查其各个部分来理解。
该词作主语时，可接“认为”等表示主张的动词，表达理论所支持的观点。
Holism holds that the parts of a living organism have meaning only within the whole.
整体论认为，生物体的各个部分只有在整体之中才有意义。
Not this
This is a holism approach.
Use this
This is a holistic approach.
holism 是名词，意为“整体论”，不能直接修饰名词；作定语表示“整体的”应用形容词 holistic。
Not this
She studies about holism in philosophy.
Use this
She studies holism in philosophy.
study 是及物动词，直接接宾语，不需要介词 about；汉语中的“研究关于……”不能直译成 study about。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
整体论与还原论
Holism and reductionism offer two opposing ways of studying complex systems.
整体论与还原论为研究复杂系统提供了两种相反的方法。
方法论整体论
Methodological holism argues that social facts must be explained by social wholes, not by individuals alone.
方法论整体论认为，社会事实必须通过社会整体来解释，而不能仅通过个体来解释。
语义整体论
Semantic holism maintains that the meaning of a sentence depends on the entire language system.
语义整体论认为，句子的意义取决于整个语言系统。
生态整体论
Ecological holism treats the ecosystem as a whole whose parts cannot be understood in isolation.
生态整体论把生态系统视为一个整体，其各个部分不能孤立地理解。
整体论是自然界中通过创造性进化形成大于部分之和的整体倾向。
In philosophy class, we compared reductionism with holism, which treats the whole as more than a collection of parts.
在哲学课上，我们比较了还原论与整体论，整体论认为整体不仅仅是各个部分的集合。
Use holism naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
holism像whole+ism，联想“整体(whole)+主义(ism)=整体论”，强调整体大于部分之和。
语域：formal 常见场景：学术论文、哲学讨论、方法论研究 该词通常用于哲学、科学方法论等正式学术语境，属于书面正式用词；日常口语中很少出现。
没有常见词与 holism（/ˈhəʊlɪzəm/）完全押韵。whole /həʊl/ 和 holy /ˈhəʊli/ 与 holism 的开头 /həʊl/ 相同，但结尾不同，不是押韵。criticism、baptism、heroism 和 alcoholism 都只是带有相同的 -ism 拼写和末尾的 /ɪzəm/，重音和元音并不相同，因此也不是押韵。注意 alcoholism 虽然拼写里含有 holism，但读作 /ˈælkəhɒlɪzəm/，首音节重读，与 holism 不是同韵词。
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