单词 | principle |
释义 | 🔑 prin·cipleAW BrE /ˈprɪnsəpl/ NAmE /ˈprɪnsəpl/ noun 🔑 [C , usually pl. , U ]a moral rule or a strong belief that influences your actions 道德原则;行为准则;规范◆ He has high moral principles . 他道德高尚。◆ I refuse to lie about it ; it's against my principles . 我绝不为此事撒谎;那是违背我的原则的。◆ Stick to your principles and tell him you won't do it . 要恪守自己的原则,告诉他你绝不会干的。◆ She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle . 她不要家人帮忙,对她来说这是个原则问题。◆ He doesn't invest in the arms industry on principle . 他根据自己的信条,不投资军火工业。🔑 [C ]a law , a rule or a theory that sth is based on 法则;原则;原理◆ the principles and practice of writing reports 报告写作的理论与实践◆ The principle behind it is very simple . 其中的原理十分简单。◆ There are three fundamental principles of teamwork . 团队合作有三个基本原则。◆ Discussing all these details will get us nowhere ; we must get back to first principles (= the most basic rules ). 一直谈这些细节不会有结果的;我们必须回到根本原则上来。🔑 [C ]a belief that is accepted as a reason for acting or thinking in a particular way 观念;(行动、思想的)理由,信条◆ the principle that free education should be available for all children 所有儿童都应该能享受免费教育的观念🔑 [sing. ]a general or scientific law that explains how sth works or why sth happens 定律;工作原理◆ the principle that heat rises 热气上升的定律 ● in ˈprinciple 🔑 if something can be done in principle , there is no good reason why it should not be done although it has not yet been done and there may be some difficulties 原则上;理论上◆ In principle there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might not be able to do one day . 原则上,总会有一天,凡是人能做的事,机器就能做。🔑 in general but not in detail 大体上;基本上◆ They have agreed to the proposal in principle but we still have to negotiate the terms . 他们已基本同意了这项提议,但我们还得磋商各项条款。 |
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