principle
US
UK principle n: (basic rule)
SC 基本原则 jī běn yuán zé
TC 基本原則
TC 基本原則
SC 基本规则 jī běn yuán zé，jī běn guī zé
TC 基本規則
TC 基本規則
Our company operates on the principle of complete dedication from all our staff.
我们公司运营的基本原则是所有员工工作都尽心尽力。
principle n: often plural (moral tenet)
SC 道德准则 dào dé zhǔn zé
TC 道德準則
TC 道德準則
SC 道德信念 dào dé zhǔn zé，dào dé xìn niàn
So, you got your girlfriend pregnant and then left her? Don't you have any principles?!
你让自己女朋友怀孕了，却抛弃了她？你难道没有一点道德准则吗？
principle n: often plural (personal rule) (个人的)
SC 原则，信条，自律 yuán zé，xìn tiáo ，zì lǜ
TC 原則
TC 原則
Eating meat is against my principles.
吃肉有违我的信条。
principle n: (science: natural law) (科学)
SC 原理，规律 yuán lǐ
TC 原理，規律
TC 原理，規律
It is a scientific principle that energy can neither be created nor destroyed.
能量既不能被创造也不能被消灭，这是一条科学原理。
principle n: (method) (机器等的)
SC 工作方法，工作原理 gōng zuò fāng fǎ，gōng zuò yuán lǐ
SC 操作原理 cāo zuò yuán lǐ(系统，组织等)
These two devices work on the same principle.
agreement in principle n: (accept an idea in theory)
SC 原则上的共识 yuán zé shàng de gòng shí
SC 原则上达成的一致意见 yuán zé shàng de gòng shí，yuán zé shàng dá chéng de yí zhì yì jiàn
as a matter of principle expr: (on moral grounds)
SC 原则上，从原则上说 yuán zé shàng
guiding principle n: (primary rule for conduct)
SC 指导原则 zhǐ dǎo yuán zé
TC 指導原則
TC 指導原則
SC 根本方针 zhǐ dǎo yuán zé，gēn běn fāng zhēn
Mark's guiding principle was to treat other people in the same way you would like them to treat you.
in principle adv: (theoretically)
SC 理论上 lǐ lùn shàng
TC 理論上
TC 理論上
SC 原理上 lǐ lùn shàng，yuán lǐ shàng
SC 原则上 lǐ lùn shàng，yuán zé shàng
Though I believe in honesty in principle, I often find myself telling little lies to avoid hurting people's feelings.
on principle adv: (because of a moral belief)
SC 原则上，根据原则 yuán zé shàng
Adam buys only organic meat, on principle.