ぜんたいぞう

ぜんたいぞう【全体像】

a full-length picture; a picture of the whole; an overall perspective [picture]; 《get, see》 the (whole) picture.

●構造改革の全体像が具体的に見えない. We can't see what the structural reforms really add up to. | There's no clear overall picture of what the structural reforms actually mean.

・雇用対策の明確な全体像が浮かび上がってこない. Nobody seems to be able to think of a clear overall employment strategy.

・創作ノートの発見によって, その作家が心に描いていた全体像が明らかになった. With the discovery of the author's notes, it has become clear what overall structure he had in mind.

●ゲノム情報の全体像に迫る研究 research that tries to establish the overall picture of the information contained in the genome; research into the basic structure of genome information.

●捜査本部は事件の全体像の解明を目指している. Investigation headquarters are trying to get an overall picture of the incident.

●教育改革の全体像を示す present an overall picture of educational reform(s)

・その遺跡の全体像を明らかにする目的で学術調査が始まった. An academic investigation aimed at obtaining a general picture of the remains has started.