principle

英 [ˈprɪn.sə.pəl]      美 [ˈprɪn.sə.pəl]
  • n. 原理,原则;主义,道义;本质,本义;根源,源泉
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1、prin- + cip- + -le(diminutive).
2、字面含义:that takes first. => first part, origin, source, beginning; rule of conduct, axiom.
3、原:first part, origin, source, beginning.
4、由此,引申为:原理,原则;主义,道义;本质,本义;根源,源泉。
principle 原则,准则,规范

来自principal,主要的,最重要的,-le,工具格后缀。引申词义原则,准则,规范等。

principle
principle: [14] Frequently confused, principal [13] and principle come from distinct sources – but both sources were derived ultimately from Latin princeps ‘chief’ (from which English gets prince). Principal goes back via Old French principal to Latin principālis ‘first, original’, while principle comes from *principle, an assumed Anglo-Norman variant of Old French principle, which went back to Latin principium ‘beginning, foundation’.
=> first, prime, prince
principle (n.)
late 14c., "origin, source, beginning; rule of conduct; axiom, basic assumption; elemental aspect of a craft or discipline," from Anglo-French principle, Old French principe "origin, cause, principle," from Latin principium (plural principia) "a beginning, commencement, origin, first part," in plural "foundation, elements," from princeps (see prince). Used absolutely for (good or moral) principle from 1650s.
It is often easier to fight for principles than to live up to them. [Adlai Stevenson, speech, New York City, Aug. 27, 1952]
Scientific sense of "general law of nature" is recorded from 1802. The English -l- apparently is by analogy of participle, etc.
1. Observance of the law is a matter of principle for us.
守法是我们的一个原则问题。
2. Homeopathic treatment is based on the "like cures like" principle.
顺势疗法是基于“以毒攻毒”的原理。
3. The principle of hierarchy does not equate to totalitarian terror.
等级制度在原则上并不等同于极权主义恐怖。
4. Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.
征税基本上是不受欢迎的,在一定情境中才勉强为人接受。
5. His father, on principle, did not like to hear requests for money.
从原则上来说,他父亲不喜欢别人借钱。

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