7PHRASE 个体相加不如集体的力量大;总体大于个体之和 If you say that something is more than the sum of its parts or greater than the sum of its parts, you mean that it is better than you would expect from the individual parts, because the way they combine adds a different quality. 个体相加不如集体的力量大;总体大于个体之和
As individual members' solo careers have proved, each band was greater than the sum of its parts.