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A whole that is not just its pieces added up — the whole has a quality you cannot find in any part on its own. A melody is a classic picture: the notes are there, but the tune is not in any one note.
A whole that is not just its pieces added up一個不只是把各部分加起來的整體 the whole has a quality you cannot find in any part on its own這個整體有一種特質，是單獨看任何一個部分都找不到的 A melody is a classic picture旋律是個很經典的例子 the notes are there音符都在那裡 but the tune is not in any one note但曲調不在任何一個音符裡
It came into English from psychology (Gestalt psychology) and still sounds a little technical or essay-like; some designers and therapists use it too.
It came into English from psychology (Gestalt psychology)這個字是從心理學（Gestalt psychology，完形心理學）進入英文的 and still sounds a little technical or essay-like聽起來還是有點專業，或像論文用字 some designers and therapists use it too有些設計師和心理治療師也會用它
Though actually, in loose talk people now say ‘the gestalt’ to mean ‘the overall feel’ or ‘the big picture,’ which is nearby but thinner than the original claim. The stricter idea is not merely ‘look at everything together’ — it is that the whole is a different kind of thing from the parts.
Though actually不過其實 in loose talk people now say 'the gestalt' to mean 'the overall feel' or 'the big picture,'現在口語裡有人說「the gestalt」來表示「整體的感覺」或「大局」 which is nearby but thinner than the original claim這個意思很接近，但比原本的主張薄弱一些 The stricter idea is not merely 'look at everything together'比較嚴格的意思不只是「把所有東西放在一起看」 it is that the whole is a different kind of thing from the parts而是說整體是跟部分不同種類的東西
組成Borrowed from German Gestalt, ‘shape, figure, form’.
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
gestaltnoun/ɡəˈʃtælt/
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A collection of physical, biological, psychological or symbolic elements that creates a whole, unified concept or pattern which is other than the sum of its parts due to the relationships between the parts (of a character, personality, entity, or being). [simplified] An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.
- Mary did not approve of the Eleanor gestalt. "I been to Woonsocket S.D., Eleanor McGovern's hometown," she said, "and nobody there? I mean nobody? dresses like that."
- Thus one activity, talking, is understood in terms of another, physical fighting. Structuring our experience in terms of such multidimensional gestalts is what makes our experience coherent.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。