principle 的用法及固定搭配

principle

1.说“道德”或“节操”用principle或principles都可以。例如:He has both ability(或abilities)and principle(s).

2.in principle是“一般地”或“就大体而论地”。例如:I accept the suggestion in principle.(就大体而论我接受这建议[对于若干细节未必接受]。)和The matter is simple in principle, the difficulty being in the details.(这件事一般说来是简单的,困难是在于细节上。)on principle是“根据原则”或“按照原则”。例如:I accept the suggestion on principle.(我根据原则接受这建议[并不出于私意]。)和He acted always on principle, not on impulse.(他行事总是按照原则,并不由于冲动。)

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