principle
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR A principle is a general belief about the way you should behave, which influences your behaviour. 原则
Buck never allowed himself to be bullied into doing anything that went against his principles. 巴克从来不让自己被迫做任何违背自己原则的事。
It's not just a matter of principle. 这不仅仅是个原则问题。
2. N-COUNT The principles of a particular theory or philosophy are its basic rules or laws. (理论或哲学) 原理
...a violation of the basic principles of Marxism. …对马克思主义基本原理的一种违背。
3. N-COUNT Scientific principles are general scientific laws which explain how something happens or works. (科学) 原理
These people lack all understanding of scientific principles. 这些人缺乏对科学原理的全面理解。
4. PHRASE If you agree with something in principle, you agree in general terms to the idea of it, although you do not yet know the details or know if it will be possible. 原则上
I agree with it in principle but I doubt if it will happen in practice. 我原则上是同意它的，但我怀疑在实践中它是否会发生。
5. PHRASE If something is possible in principle, there is no known reason why it should not happen, even though it has not happened before. 在理论上
Even assuming this to be in principle possible, it will not be achieved soon. 即使假定这在理论上是可能的，它也不会很快就能实现。
6. PHRASE If you refuse to do something on principle, you refuse to do it because of a particular belief that you have. 依据原则
He would vote against it on principle. 他会依据原则投票反对它。
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principle /ˈprɪnsɪpəl/ (principles)
剑桥词典
- The school is based on the fundamental principle that each child should develop its full potential .
- The government has promised to uphold the principles of democracy .
- In the 1870s and 1880s, doctors began to follow the principles of antiseptic surgery .
- The party's principles are basically egalitarian .
- Johnson calls this phenomenon 'the principle of minimal effort '.
principle noun (IDEA)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works
原理；原则
the principles of the criminal justice system 刑事审判制度的原则
The country is run on socialist principles. 这个国家推行社会主义制度。
The machine works according to the principle of electromagnetic conduction . 这台机器根据电磁传导原理运行。
The organization works on the principle that all members have the same rights . 该组织的工作原则是所有的成员都享有同等的权利。
也见 first principles
in principle
If you agree with or believe something in principle, you agree with the idea in general , although you might not support it in reality or in every situation .
原则上，大体上，基本上
In principle I agree with the idea , but in practice it's not always possible . 我大体赞成这个想法，但实际上这并非总是可行。
They have approved the changes in principle. 他们基本上批准了这些变革。
例句
principle noun (RULE)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] approvinga moral rule or standard of good behaviour
（行为）准则；道德；为人之道
She doesn't have any principles. 她毫无道德可言。
He was a man of principle. 他是个有道德准则的人。
Anyway, I can't deceive him - it's against all my principles. 无论如何，我不能欺骗他——这有悖于我做人的原则。
I never gamble , as a matter of principle (= because I believe it is wrong ). 我从不赌博，对我来说这是个原则问题。
She'd never ask to borrow money , on principle. 按照她的处事原则，她从不向人借钱。 返回 principle