principle

英['prɪnsəpl] 美['prɪnsəpl]
  • n. 原理;原则;主义;信念
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星级词汇:
  • prince n.王子;亲王;诸侯
    n. (名词)
    1. 原理,原则
    2. 主义,道义,信条,节操
    3. 构造
    4. 工作方式,工作原理
    5. 起源,源泉,根源,本源
    6. 本性,天然的性能,天赋的才能
    7. 政策
    8. 本原,本质,本体
    v. (动词)
    1. 向……灌输原则
    2. 教给……基本原理
    3. 使有印象
    n. (名词)
    1. [C]原则,原理 basic general truth that underlies sth
    2. [P]准则,规则; 主义 guiding rules for personal behavior
    3. [U]操守,道义 these rules
    4. [S]工作原理 general or scientific law shown in a way a thing works

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct;

    "their principles of composition characterized all their works"

  2. a rule or standard especially of good behavior;

    "a man of principle"
    "he will not violate his principles"

  3. a basic truth or law or assumption;

    "the principles of democracy"

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

    "the principle of the conservation of mass"
    "the principle of jet propulsion"
    "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"

  5. rule of personal conduct

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

    "the rationale for capital punishment"
    "the principles of internal-combustion engines"

1. Observance of the law is a matter of principle for us.
守法是我们的一个原则问题。

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2. Homeopathic treatment is based on the "like cures like" principle.
顺势疗法是基于“以毒攻毒”的原理。

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3. The principle of hierarchy does not equate to totalitarian terror.
等级制度在原则上并不等同于极权主义恐怖。

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4. Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.
征税基本上是不受欢迎的,在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。

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5. His father, on principle, did not like to hear requests for money.
从原则上来说,他父亲不喜欢别人借钱。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. A bicycle and a motorcycle are built on the same principle.
      自行车和摩托车是根据同样的原理制造的。
    2. Archimedes ,a great physicist ,discovered the principle of floating bodies .
      阿基米德,一位伟大的物理学家,发现了浮体原理。
    3. We adhere to the principle that everyone should be treated fairly.
      我们坚持人人都应该被平等对待这一原则。
    4. It is easier to fight for one's principle than to live up to them.
      为自己的主义斗争,要比他们施诸实践更容易。
    5. He refused to attend the meeting on principle.
      他出于信念拒绝参加这次会议。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Each side declared that it would never abandon its principle.
      各方都说绝不放弃自己的原则。
    2. He has no principles at all.
      他毫无信念可言。
    3. He is quite without principle.
      他完全没有道德观念。
  1. principleprinciples都有表示“道德,情操”的意思。

    He has both ability and principle(s).
    他既有能力又有情操。

  2. in principle指“原则上,大体上”。

    I accept the suggestion in principle.
    大体上来说,我接受这些建议。

  3. on principle指“根据原则”或“按照”。

    I accept the suggestion on principle.
    根据原则,我接受这些建议。

    He acted always on principle.
    他总是按原则办事。

  4. principal同principle的比较:两者的发音一样。principal作形容词时,指“主要的,首要的”,而作名词时,指“首长,负责人”。而principle是一种科学定律或者道德规范。
n. (名词)
principle, doctrine
  • 这两个名词的共同意思是“信条”“准则”。principle指一切党派、学科的基本原则和原理; doctrine则指宗教的教义、宗旨等,由信仰所决定,不能更改。
  • principle,theorem,fundamental,law
  • 这些名词均有“原理、原则”之意。
  • principle普通用词,含义广。指作判断的基础或行动的普通准则;也指自然科学的规律。
  • theorem多指经过推理或演算能得到证明的原理、定理或定律。
  • fundamental通常指原理、原则。
  • law指一直公认的。陈述各种现象的条理或关系的公理或定理等。
  • 用作名词 (n.)
    in principle
      原则上; 基本上as far as basic principles are concerned; in general but not in detail
    on principle
      依据自己的原则〔所确定的信念〕according to one's principles or a fixed belief
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