跟我背CET4核心词汇:principle

　　principle

　　原则,原理 basic general truth that underlies sth

　　准则,规则; 主义 guiding rules for personal behavior

　　操守,道义 these rules

　　工作原理 general or scientific law shown in a way a thing works

　　同义词

　　n. precept，rationale，rule

　　参考例句

　　1. He dealt with the problem on principle .

　　他根据既定原则处理那问题。

　　2. Presents the principle of this control method.

　　介绍了这种控制算法的原理。

　　3. The principle of estoppels derives from medieval England.

　　禁止反言原则源于中世纪的英国。

　　双语释义

　　1.N-VAR A principle is a general belief about the way you should behave, which influences your behaviour. 原则

　　例：Buck never allowed himself to be bullied into doing anything that went against his principles.

　　巴克从来不让自己被迫做任何违背自己原则的事。

　　例：Its not just a matter of principle.

　　这不仅仅是个原则问题。

　　2.N-COUNT The principles of a particular theory or philosophy are its basic rules or laws. 原理

　　例：...a violation of the basic principles of Marxism.

　　对马克思主义基本原理的一种违背。

　　3.N-COUNT Scientific principles are general scientific laws which explain how something happens or works. 原理

　　例：These people lack all understanding of scientific principles.

　　这些人缺乏对科学原理的全面理解。

　　4.PHRASE If you agree with something in principle, you agree in general terms to the idea of it, although you do not yet know the details or know if it will be possible. 原则上

　　例：I agree with it in principle but I doubt if it will happen in practice.

　　我原则上是同意它的，但我怀疑在实践中它是否会发生。

　　5.PHRASE If something is possible in principle, there is no known reason why it should not happen, even though it has not happened before. 在理论上

　　例：Even assuming this to be in principle possible, it will not be achieved soon.

　　即使假定这在理论上是可能的，它也不会很快就能实现。

　　6.PHRASE If you refuse to do something on principle, you refuse to do it because of a particular belief that you have. 依据原则

　　例：He would vote against it on principle.

　　他会依据原则投票反对它。

　　常见用法

　　用作名词

　　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。

　　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。

　　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。

　　It is easier to fight for ones 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。

　　He refused to attend the meeting on principle.

　　他出于信念拒绝参加这次会议。