principles
A principle is a general belief about the way you should behave, which influences your behaviour.
Buck never allowed himself to be bullied into doing anything that went against his principles.
巴克从来不因受胁迫而做任何违背自己原则的事。
It's not just a matter of principle.
这不仅仅是个原则问题。
The principles of a particular theory or philosophy are its basic rules or laws.
a violation of the basic principles of Marxism.
对马克思主义基本原理的一种违背。
The doctrine was based on three fundamental principles.
该学说建立于三个基本原理之上。 。
in principle
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.
in theory
in practice
I agree with it in principle but I doubt if it will happen in practice.
我原则上是同意它的,但我怀疑在实践中它是否是可行的。
If something is possible in principle, there is no known reason why it should not happen, even though it has not happened before.
Even assuming this to be in principle possible, it will not be achieved soon.
即使假定这在理论上是可能的,它也不会很快实现。
on principle
If you refuse to do something on principle, you refuse to do it because of a particular belief that you have.
He would vote against it on principle.
他会依据原则投票反对它。