as a whole
1. 作为一个整体; 整个看来
Is this true just in this country, or in the world as a whole?
只是在这个国家如此呢, 还是就整个世界来看都这样?
on the whole
1. 总的看来; 基本上
On the whole, I like it.
总的看来, 我喜欢这个。