英语词汇“on general principles”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

d. on principle: on the basis of a moral code or obligation; according to a fixed rule; from a settled (conscientious) motive. on general principles: in general, for no specified reason.Cf. quot. 1765 at sense 4a, in a similar sense.

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society > morality > [phrase] > as a matter of moral principle

on principle1775

the mind > will > motivation > [phrase] > from a settled motive

on general principles1894

1775 N. W. Wraxall Cursory Remarks Tour N. Europe 264 Our English papers, which are reflectively and on principle the avowed vehicles of falshood over all Europe.

1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. II. xiv. 267 Principles do not much influence the unprincipled, nor mainly the principled. We talk on principle, but we act on interest.

1871 J. R. Lowell Pope in Prose Wks. (1890) IV. 26 There was a time when I could not read Pope, but disliked him on principle.

1894 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Real Charlotte II. xxi. 90 She had no particular dislike for Francie..but on general principles she was pleased that discomfiture had come to Miss Fitzpatrick.

1930 J. C. Ransom God without Thunder ii. viii. 173 It is like the flattery of the man who flatters us on general principles.

1956 D. Knight In Search of Wonder (1968) 149 Three of the best are the result of a serious attempt to graft the mainstream short story onto science fiction. I dislike these three on principle.

2000 W. Self How Dead Live (2001) xii. 294 I exclude the aristocracy on principle—and because they're all fucking Krauts anyway.

单词	on general principles
释义	> as lemmas on general principles d. on principle: on the basis of a moral code or obligation; according to a fixed rule; from a settled (conscientious) motive. on general principles: in general, for no specified reason.Cf. quot. 1765 at sense 4a, in a similar sense. ΘΚΠ society > morality > [phrase] > as a matter of moral principle on principle1775 the mind > will > motivation > [phrase] > from a settled motive on general principles1894 1775 N. W. Wraxall Cursory Remarks Tour N. Europe 264 Our English papers, which are reflectively and on principle the avowed vehicles of falshood over all Europe. 1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. II. xiv. 267 Principles do not much influence the unprincipled, nor mainly the principled. We talk on principle, but we act on interest. 1871 J. R. Lowell Pope in Prose Wks. (1890) IV. 26 There was a time when I could not read Pope, but disliked him on principle. 1894 E. Œ. Somerville & ‘M. Ross’ Real Charlotte II. xxi. 90 She had no particular dislike for Francie..but on general principles she was pleased that discomfiture had come to Miss Fitzpatrick. 1930 J. C. Ransom God without Thunder ii. viii. 173 It is like the flattery of the man who flatters us on general principles. 1956 D. Knight In Search of Wonder (1968) 149 Three of the best are the result of a serious attempt to graft the mainstream short story onto science fiction. I dislike these three on principle. 2000 W. Self How Dead Live (2001) xii. 294 I exclude the aristocracy on principle—and because they're all fucking Krauts anyway. extracted from principlen. < as lemmas
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