| 词汇 | principle |
| 释义 | principle 2 ENTRIES FOUND: principle (noun) principled (adjective) principle /ˈprɪnsəpəl/ noun plural principles principle /ˈprɪnsəpəl/ noun plural principles Learner's definition of PRINCIPLE 1 : a moral rule or belief that helps you know what is right and wrong and that influences your actions（行为）准则；（道德）原则 [count] He has good principles.他非常讲原则。 It's against my principles to cheat. [=I believe that cheating is wrong]欺骗有悖于我做人的原则。 [noncount] 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。 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。 2 [count] : a basic truth or theory : an idea that forms the basis of something基本原则；基本法则 well-established economic principles得到公认的经济法则 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。 3 [count] : a law or fact of nature that explains how something works or why something happens原理 the basic principles of hydraulics/magnetism水力学/磁学基本原理 in principle 1 — used to say that something which has not yet happened or been done should be possible according to what is known理论上；按常理 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。 2 : in a general way and without giving attention to details大体上；基本上 They accepted the offer in principle.他们基本接受了这个报价。 ◊ Do not confuse principle with principal. |
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