C1 [ C ] a basic idea or rule that explains or controls how something happens or works原理;原则
C2 If you agree with or believe something in principle, you agree with the idea in general, although you might not support it in reality or in every situation.原则上,大体上,基本上
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The school is based on the fundamental principle that each child should develop its full potential.
The government has promised to uphold the principles of democracy.
In the 1870s and 1880s, doctors began to follow the principles of antiseptic surgery.
The party's principles are basically egalitarian.
Johnson calls this phenomenon 'the principle of minimal effort'.
C2 [ C or U ] approving a moral rule or standard of good behaviour(行为)准则;道德;为人之道
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