the extra energy, power, success, etc. that is achieved by two or more people, companies or elements working together, instead of on their own 協同作用,協同增效作用(多方共同協作所産生的效果優於各自單獨行動的效果) Managing effective teams is a matter of achieving synergy between the individual members. 管理有效的團隊是實現個體成員之間協同的問題。 attempts to re-establish synergy between mankind and nature 試圖重建人類和自然之間的協同作用
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Greek sunergos ‘working together’, from sun- ‘together’ + ergon ‘work’.