释义 |
principledprin‧ci‧pled /ˈprɪnsəpəld/ AWL adjective formal - principled leadership
- principled opposition to the idea of lower taxation
- If Pyongyang refuses, the allies will at least have taken a principled stand.
- Indeed, it is one; but it scarcely shows any principled rejection of all government.
- It remains a solid, principled groundwork for world Trotskyism.
- Setting aside any principled notions that I have, which I do have, you know, it is purely pragmatic business.
- There were very principled disagreements on both sides.
- These examples suggest that there is a possible principled basis for the distinction between semantic and syntactic deviance.
- They substitute character attack and personal diatribe for principled debate and discussion of the issues.
► principled stand/opposition/objection etc He took a principled stand against the legislation. NOUN► stand· Yet, even in opposition circles, intellectuals have refused to take a principled stand.· If Pyongyang refuses, the allies will at least have taken a principled stand.· For this principled stand, the village fined him $ 1, 500. ► way· Our interest is in political theories that require neutrality, i.e., that are followed by acting neutrally in a principled way. 1someone who is principled has strong opinions about what is morally right and wrongprincipled stand/opposition/objection etc He took a principled stand against the legislation.2based on clear and definite ideas: an attempt to reduce prison sentences in a principled way |