of principle

基本解釋

You must state your position on matters of principle. Don't be equivocal.
在原則問題上要表明你的態(tài)度，不要依違兩可。
《新英漢大辭典》
He is a man of honor as well as a man of principle, and so he has, ever since he got into politics, been doing something about it.
他是一個有原則的人，也是一個正直的人，所以，自從他踏入政壇那一刻起他就一直在做與此有關(guān)的事情。
What was agreed to at the JCCT were important statements of principle and policy – but they must be turned into concrete action with results.
在美中商貿(mào)聯(lián)委會上達(dá)成的一致都是原則和政策上的重要聲明——但它們必須轉(zhuǎn)化為具體行動，取得成果。

The journalist says he is not a hero, but rather a man of principle.
Of course, that's not the useful application for it, it's more of a proof of principle, but it does show you that you can put it in for studies in any organisms.
當(dāng)然，這不是很有用的應(yīng)用，這僅僅是一個原理上的證明，但它告訴你你可以把它,放到研究任何生物體中。
麻省理工公開課 - 化學(xué)原理課程節(jié)選
The first sort of principle to me is clipping coupons.
我的第一個原則就是定期獲得收益。
耶魯公開課 - 金融市場課程節(jié)選

He is a man of principle, but his principles are neither unwavering nor always coherent.
ECONOMIST: John McCain