(1) 这些词语意思非常接近，但不能完全置换，generally, generally speaking, speaking generally, in general, as a whole的意思基本相同，都是“一般(说来)，总之”的意思。
- Well, generally, I agree, but not on this point.
哦，总的说来，我同意，但在这一点上不行。 - He generally goes to the market every two days.
他一般来说是每隔一天去市场一次。 - Generally speaking/Speaking generally , I agree with you about the plan.
总的说来，关于这项计划我与你意见一致。 - Young people in general/as a whole are very much interested in pop music.
年轻人一般说来都对流行音乐很感兴趣。
(2) as a whole还有“作为整体”的意思。
- We should consider these problems as a whole .
我们应该把这些问题作为一个整体来考虑。
(3) on the whole, all in all及by and large意为“总的说来”。
- Well, on the whole/all in all/by and large , I think you're right.
哦，总的说来，我想你是对的。 - He has his faults, but all in all he is a conscientious man.
他是有他的缺点，但是总的说来，他是一个很认真的人。 - I think the experiment was successful on the whole .
我认为，这项实验在总体上是成功的。 - There were bad days, but it was a pleasant holiday, by and large .
也有过一些糟糕的日子，但总的说来，还是一个令人愉快的假期。
(4) all in all还作“总共”解。
- All in all , there were ten of us present.
我们总共有10个人出席。
(5) altogether除表示“完全地，总共”的意思外，还可表示“总的说来”。
- Do you think that the plan is altogether impractical?
你认为这项计划完全不切实际吗？ - I don't altogether agree to this arrangement.
我不完全同意这项安排。 - This benefit performance for raising money to relieve the flood-inflicted people, sponsored by the CCTV, collected altogether upwards of six hundred million yuan.
这次由中央电视台发起的募集资金救济受洪涝灾害的人民的义演活动总共募集了6亿多元。 - I spent altogether about two years collecting material for the book.
我总共花了大约两年时间为这本书搜集材料。 - Altogether , you have done very well in your studies.
总的说来，你在学习中做得很好。
(6) in all意为“总共，总计” 。
- Forty-one people were there in all/altogether, counting us three.
在那里总共有41个人，连同我们3个在内。 - The company was then complete, twenty-one in all .
人都到齐了，总共是21位。
(7) ①for the most part意为“通常，多数情况下”。
- He is for the most part a conscientious man.
他通常是一个很认真的人。 - People for the most part dislike him.
人们在多数情况下不喜欢他。
②for the most part还作“大部分”解。
- I found them, for the most part , a happy, contented group of people.
我发现他们大部分是知足常乐的人。 - The audience consisted for the most part of women and children.
观众大部分是妇女儿童。
(8) in the main意为“大体上，总的说来”。
- What he said was not the less true in the main .
不过，他的话大体上还是真的。 - In the main, you have done very well in your position this year.
总的说来，今年你在你的职位上做得很好。
