Dreye權威釋義 | principle

n.

原則；原理[C]
I take this seriously. It's a matter of principle.
我對此很認真。這是原則問題。
主義；信條[C]
（機器等的）原理；構造；工作方式[C]
The two machines work on the same principle.
這兩部機器的工作原理是一樣的。
道義，節操[U]
He is a man of high principle.
他是節操高尚的人。
起源，本源

片語

in principle

原則上
They agreed to the plan only in principle.
他們只是原則上同意那計劃。

on principle

根據原則
He dealt with the problem on principle.
他根據既定原則處理那問題。

辨析

同義:

n.規則；原理；信條

rule law standard belief dogma doctrine truth

反義:

n.「原則；原理」的反義字

exception

同義參見:

virtue maxim conviction issue institution soul formula basis being prescription precept

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

a fundamental truth or proposition serving as the foundation for belief or action.
▸a rule or belief governing one's personal behaviour.

▸morally correct behaviour and attitudes:
a man of principle.
a general scientific theorem or natural law.
a fundamental source or basis of something.
▸a fundamental quality or attribute.
Chemistry an active or characteristic constituent of a substance.

Phrase

in principle
in theory.
on principle
because of one's adherence to a particular belief.

Usage

Note that principle and principal do not have the same meaning. Principle is normally used as a noun meaning ‘a fundamental basis of a system of thought or belief’, as in this is one of the basic principles of democracy. Principal, on the other hand, is normally an adjective meaning ‘main or most important’, as in one of the country's principal cities. As a noun principal refers to the most senior or most important person in an organization: the deputy principal.

Etymology

ME: from OFr., from L. principium ‘source’, principia (pl.) ‘foundations’, from princeps, princip- ‘first, chief’.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》

原理；原則；方針；政策；要素；委託人

以上來源於：《英漢法律詞典》

原則；原理

以上來源於：《英漢醫學詞典》

原理，原則，成分，要素，主藥，大綱《獸醫學》

以上來源於：《國家教育研究院雙語詞彙辭典(英漢)》