principle

I refuse to lie about it; it's against my principles.

我绝不为此事撒谎；那是违背我的原则的。

She refuses to allow her family to help her as a matter of principle.

她不要家人帮忙，对她来说这是个原则问题。

Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves.

英雄通常都是为比他们自身更强的力量或更高的原则服务的。

He doesn't invest in the arms industry on principle.

他根据自己的信条，不投资军火工业。

The government appears to be applying the same principle.

政府似乎在运用同样的原则。

While we invoke the precautionary principle, which always recommends erring on the side of caution, we have to recognize there will be trade-offs to be made.

当我们援引总是建议谨慎行事的预防原则时，我们必须认识到将会做出权衡。

A bonus with the "keep-moving principle" is that while we keep moving, we don't have a chance to worry.

“不断前进原则”的一个好处是，当我们不断前进时，我们没有机会担心。

These people lack all understanding of scientific principles.

这些人缺乏对科学原理的全面理解。

Brent Ryan, who teaches urban design at MIT, says Songdo proves a universal principle.

在麻省理工学院教授城市设计的布伦特·瑞安（Brent Ryan）说，松岛证明了一个普遍的原则。

As he prepared the speech, Juan kept asking himself, "How can I make this clear and meaningful to someone who knows nothing about earthquakes or geological principles?"

在准备演讲的过程中，胡安不停地问自己：“我怎么才能让一个对地震和地质原理一无所知的人明白这一点？”