He is a man of principle and will never let you down.他是一个有原则的人, 绝不会让你失望的。

It's not the money, it's the principle of the thing.不是钱的问题, 而是道德操守问题。

She was torn between principle and desire.她在道德与欲望之间被左右拉扯。

the first principles of being and of truth存在和真理的基本原则

Yin and Yang, the female and male principles阴阳, 即男女的本质

These people lack all understanding of scientific principles.这些人对科学原理缺乏全面了解。

the principle of the conservation of mass质量守恒原理

a violation of the basic principles of Marxism违背马克思主义基本原理

the principles of Buddhism佛教教义

socialist principles社会主义信仰

I agree with it in principle but I doubt if it will happen in practice.对此我基本同意, 但我怀疑这是否真的会发生。

The details are not clear. But in principle a deal is possible.详情尚不清楚, 但理论上还是可以达成协议的。

I wish to know if you agree in principle to the idea.我想知道你是否基本同意这个观点。

The bill was approved in principle by 313 to 216.这项议案以313票对216票基本通过。

Bruce Fogal approved of the concept in principle but criticized the poor execution.布鲁斯•佛格尔基本赞同这个观念, 但批评其实施得不好。

I refuse to buy imported organic goods on principle.我有自己的原则, 不买进口有机商品。