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- principle
['prɪnsɪpl]
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1.
noun
[c/u]
(moral belief) 正直
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2.
noun
[of philosophy]
[ theory]
原理
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3.
noun
[c]
(basic law) 原则
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in principle
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原则上
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to agree to/approve of sth in principle
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原则上同意/批准某事
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on principle
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根据原则
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- principle
[ˈprɪnsəpl]
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n.[c]
原则，规则
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These immigration laws established two important principles of future immigration policy.
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这些移民法律为未来的移民政策确立了两条重要原则。
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Their principles of composition characterized all their works.
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他们写作的基本理念都体现在作品中。
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2.
n.[c]
行为准则，道德规范
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Lily realises that she cannot compromise her principles.
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莉莉意识到她不能放弃她的行为准则。
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He will not violate his principles.
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他不会违背自己的原则。
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3.
n.[c]
原理，原旨
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The same principle can be used to make a moisture meter from wooded strips.
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同样的原理可以用于用木条制作湿度仪。
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4.
n.[c]
规律，自然法则
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The principle of a quantitative correlation between external stimulus, neural activity and experienced sensation remains intact.
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外部刺激、中立行为和感觉体验之间的量化的紧密联系的自然法则仍然维持原状。
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5.
n.[c/u]
信条，个人准则
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She seems to revel in arguments and loses no opportunity to declare her political principles.
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她似乎陶醉在争辩中，错过了宣布她的政治信条的机会。
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6.
n.[c]
理由，逻辑依据
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He could not be vindicated by any other principles.
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他不可能以任何其他理由得到澄清。
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7.
vt.
向……灌输原则；教给……基本原理
Collins English-English Dictionary
- principle
['prɪnsɪpəl]
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n
a standard or rule of personal conduct
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a man of principle
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n
[often plural]
a set of such moral rules
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he'd stoop to anything
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he has no principles
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3.
n
adherence to such a moral code; morality
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it's not the money but the principle of the thing
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torn between principle and expediency
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4.
n
a fundamental or general truth or law
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first principles
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5.
n
the essence of something
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the male principle
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6.
n
a source or fundamental cause; origin
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principle of life
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n
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the behaviour of a system
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the principle of the conservation of mass
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8.
n
an underlying or guiding theory or belief
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the hereditary principle
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socialist principles
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n
[chem]
a constituent of a substance that gives the substance its characteristics and behaviour
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bitter principle
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10.
n
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin principium beginning, basic tenet
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11.
n
[Usage]
principle and principal are often confused: the principal (not principle) reason for his departure; the plan was approved in principle (not in principal)
Examples
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This principle always applies.
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这项原则始终适用。
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the active principle of a medicine
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药物的速效要素
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a radical principle
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基本原理
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During his life he always followed that principle.
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他一生都遵循着那个原则。
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Calculators and computers operate on the same principle.
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计算器和计算机是按同样的原理工作的。
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