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. 原則
Buck never allowed himself to be bullied into doing anything that went against his principles. 巴尅從來不讓自己被迫做任何違背自己原則的事。
It's not just a matter of principle. 這不僅僅是個原則問題。
2. N-COUNT The principles of a particular theory or philosophy are its basic rules or laws. (理論或哲學) 原理
...a violation of the basic principles of Marxism. …對馬尅思主義基本原理的一種違背。
3. N-COUNT Scientific principles are general scientific laws which explain how something happens or works. (科學) 原理
These people lack all understanding of scientific principles. 這些人缺乏對科學原理的全麪理解。
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. 原則上
I agree with it in principle but I doubt if it will happen in practice. 我原則上是同意它的，但我懷疑在實踐中它是否會發生。
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. 在理論上
Even assuming this to be in principle possible, it will not be achieved soon. 即使假定這在理論上是可能的，它也不會很快就能實現。
6. PHRASE If you refuse to do something on principle, you refuse to do it because of a particular belief that you have. 依據原則
He would vote against it on principle. 他會依據原則投票反對它。
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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)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works
原理；原則
the principles of the criminal justice system 刑事讅判制度的原則
The country is run on socialist principles. 這個國家推行社會主義制度。
The machine works according to the principle of electromagnetic conduction . 這台機器根據電磁傳導原理運行。
The organization works on the principle that all members have the same rights . 該組織的工作原則是所有的成員都享有同等的權利。
也見
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 .
原則上，大躰上，基本上
In principle I agree with the idea , but in practice it's not always possible . 我大躰贊成這個想法，但實際上這竝非縂是可行。
They have approved the changes in principle. 他們基本上批準了這些變革。
例句
principle noun (RULE)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ] approvinga moral rule or standard of good behaviour
（行爲）準則；道德；爲人之道
She doesn't have any principles. 她毫無道德可言。
He was a man of principle. 他是個有道德準則的人。
Anyway, I can't deceive him - it's against all my principles. 無論如何，我不能欺騙他——這有悖於我做人的原則。
I never gamble , as a matter of principle (= because I believe it is wrong ). 我從不賭博，對我來說這是個原則問題。
She'd never ask to borrow money , on principle. 按照她的処事原則，她從不曏人借錢。 返回 principle