principle

['prinsəpl]

n.原理, 原则, 主义, 信念

n.

1. 原则; 原理[C]

I take this seriously. It's a matter of principle.

我对此很认真。这是原则问题。

2. 主义; 信条[C]

3. (机器等的)原理; 构造; 工作方式[C]

The two machines work on the same principle.

这两部机器的工作原理是一样的。

4. 道义, 节操[U]

He is a man of high principle.

他是节操高尚的人。

5. 起源, 本源

词形变化

名词复数: principia |

词义辨析

同义:

n.规则; 原理; 信条

rule  law  standard  belief  dogma  doctrine  truth  

同义参见:

virtue  maxim  being  issue  formula  basis  soul  prescription  institution  precept  conviction  

反义:

n.原则; 原理

exception  

英英释义

名词 principle:

a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

同义词：rule

a rule or standard especially of good behavior

a basic truth or law or assumption

a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system

同义词：rule

rule of personal conduct

同义词：precept

(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

同义词：rationale

短语词组

in principle

1. 原则上

They agreed to the plan only in principle.

他们只是原则上同意那计划。

on principle

1. 根据原则

He dealt with the problem on principle.

他根据既定原则处理那问题。

补充

principleprinciple英:[ˈprinsəpl] 美:[ˈprɪnsəpəl]n.1.原则, 原理Each side declared that it would never abandon its principle.各方都说绝不放弃自己的原则。2.准则, 规范He has no principles at all.他毫无行为准则。3.操守, 道义He is quite without principle.他完全没有道德观念。4.工作原理These machines both work on the same principle.这两台机器的工作原理是一样的。

例句

1. He is a man of principle and will never let you down.他是一个有原则的人, 绝不会让你失望的。 2. It's not the money, it's the principle of the thing.不是钱的问题, 而是道德操守问题。 3. She was torn between principle and desire.她在道德与欲望之间被左右拉扯。 4. the first principles of being and of truth存在和真理的基本原则 5. Yin and Yang, the female and male principles阴阳, 即男女的本质 6. These people lack all understanding of scientific principles.这些人对科学原理缺乏全面了解。 7. the principle of the conservation of mass质量守恒原理 8. a violation of the basic principles of Marxism违背马克思主义基本原理 9. the principles of Buddhism佛教教义 10. socialist principles社会主义信仰 11. I agree with it in principle but I doubt if it will happen in practice.对此我基本同意, 但我怀疑这是否真的会发生。 12. The details are not clear. But in principle a deal is possible.详情尚不清楚, 但理论上还是可以达成协议的。 13. I wish to know if you agree in principle to the idea.我想知道你是否基本同意这个观点。 14. The bill was approved in principle by 313 to 216.这项议案以313票对216票基本通过。 15. Bruce Fogal approved of the concept in principle but criticized the poor execution.布鲁斯•佛格尔基本赞同这个观念, 但批评其实施得不好。 16. I refuse to buy imported organic goods on principle.我有自己的原则, 不买进口有机商品。 17. the basic principles of Christianity.基督教基本教义。 18. struggling to be true to their own principles.为坚持他们自己的原则而奋斗。 19. [mass noun]she resigned over a matter of principle.她因原则问题而辞职。 20. a man of principle.有原则的人。 21. these machines all operate on the same general principle.这些机器的工作原理都一样。 22. the first principle of all things was water.水是万物之本。 23. the combination of male and female principles.男性与女性本性的结合。 24. the active principle of Spanish fly.斑蝥制剂的活性成分。 25. the government agreed in principle to a peace plan that included a ceasefire.政府原则上同意了一项包括停火在内的和平计划。 26. in principle, the banks are entitled to withdraw these loans when necessary.理论上，银行必要时有权收回这些贷款。 27. he refused, on principle, to pay the fine.他依据原则拒绝支付罚款。 28. The course teaches the basic principles of car maintenance.这门课程教授汽车保养的基本原理。 29. His proposal sounds fine in principle, but there are a few points I'm not happy about.他的建议听起来大体上不错，但有几点我不太满意。 30. He has good principles.他非常讲原则。 31. It's against my principles to cheat. [=I believe that cheating is wrong]欺骗有悖于我做人的原则。 32. "As a matter of principle, he would not accept the gift. [=he did not feel that it was right to accept the gift]"他不会接受这份礼物的，这是原则问题。 33. She refused on principle [=because of her beliefs] to give toy guns to the children.出于原则，她拒绝给孩子玩具枪。 34. well-established economic principles得到公认的经济法则 35. His investment strategy is based on the principle that the stock market offers the best returns for long-term investors.他的投资策略是基于股票市场会给长线投资者最好的回报这一法则。 36. the basic principles of hydraulics/magnetism水力学/磁学基本原理 37. "In principle, making the changes should be a simple matter, but there may be problems we haven't thought of."按常理，做出改变应该是件简单的事，但是也可能出现我们始料未及的问题。 38. They accepted the offer in principle.他们基本接受了这个报价。