used to say that aparticularthing, whenconsideredas awhole, is moreimportant,better, etc. than you wouldexpectfromlookingat theindividualpartsthat make it up:
整体比局部的总和更大（或更重要）He hasbuiltaglobaloperationthat isclearlybiggerthan thesumofitsparts.他建立了一套全球运作体系，并不是把各地区的活动相加起来那么简单。
Shebelievesthat theCatholicfaithis more than thesumofitsdogmas.她相信天主教信仰并非几条信条那么简单。