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1. Oxford Dictionary

   principle

   • IPA[ˈprɪnsɪpl]

   英式

   • n.
     a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or for a chain of reasoning；a rule or belief governing one's behaviour

   • noun: principle, plural noun: principles

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behaviour or for a chain of reasoning the basic principles of justice 同義詞 truth, proposition, concept, idea, theory, ... 更多postulate, assumption, basis, fundamental, essence, essential, philosophy
   • ▪ a rule or belief governing one's behaviour struggling to be true to their own principles she resigned over a matter of principle 同義詞 morals, morality, moral standards, moral values, ethics, ... 更多code of ethics, beliefs, credo, ideals, standards, integrity, uprightness, high-mindedness, righteousness, virtue, probity, rectitude, sense of honour, honour, decency, conscience, sense of duty, scruples
   • ▪ morally correct behaviour and attitudes a man of principle 同義詞 morals, morality, moral standards, moral values, ethics, ... 更多code of ethics, beliefs, credo, ideals, standards, integrity, uprightness, high-mindedness, righteousness, virtue, probity, rectitude, sense of honour, honour, decency, conscience, sense of duty, scruples
   • 2. a general scientific theorem or law that has numerous special applications across a wide field.
   • ▪ a natural law forming the basis for the construction or working of a machine these machines all operate on the same general principle
   • 3. a fundamental source or basis of something the first principle of all things was water
   • ▪ a fundamental quality determining the nature of something the combination of male and female principles
   • ▪ an active or characteristic constituent of a substance, obtained by simple analysis or separation the active principle of Spanish fly

   片語

   • in principle
   • on principle