principle是一个英语单词，主要用作名词，作名词时意为“（行为）准则，（道德）原则；道义，正直；起源，本原；本质，实质”等。

英 [ˈprɪnsəp(ə)l] 美 [ˈprɪnsəp(ə)l]

n. （行为）准则，（道德）原则；道义，正直；基本原则，基本法则；（机器等或自然界的）原理，定律；（宗教或政治的）主义，信条；起源，本原；本质，实质；（化）成分，要素

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柯林斯英汉双解大词典

principle /ˈprɪnsɪpəl/ CET4 TEM4

1.N-VAR A principle is a general belief about the way you should behave, which influences your behaviour. 原则

2.N-COUNT The principles of a particular theory or philosophy are its basic rules or laws. (理论或哲学) 原理

3.N-COUNT Scientific principles are general scientific laws which explain how something happens or works. (科学) 原理

4.PHRASE If you agree with something in principle, you agree in general terms to the idea of it, although you do not yet know the details or know if it will be possible. 原则上

5.PHRASE If something is possible in principle, there is no known reason why it should not happen, even though it has not happened before. 在理论上

6.PHRASE If you refuse to do something on principle, you refuse to do it because of a particular belief that you have. 依据原则

working principle 工作原理

basic principle 基本原理

on the principle of 根据...的原则

design principle 设计原理

operating principle 工作原理；操作原理

guiding principle 指导原则

operation principle 经营理念

in principle 大体上，原则上

of principle 有原则的

fundamental principle 基本原则

general principle 一般原则；一般原理；普遍原理

on principle 根据原则

first principle 第一原则；第一原理；基本原则

principle of work 原理，工作原理

management principle 管理原则；经营方针

variational principle [力]变分原理（等于variation principle）

system principle 系统性原则

reaction principle n. 反应原理，反作用原理；反酌原理

principle of operation 工作原理；操作原理

superposition principle [物]叠加原理