1. In principle -- 语义核心:表示"大体上、理论上"的认同,但允许存在例外或细节调整 -- 语法特征:作状语修饰整个句子 -- 典型语境: * 商务谈判:"We agree in principle to the merger terms." * 政策声明:"The government supports in principle the education reform." ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
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【in principle】 —in essence; in general:
An electric toothbrush is not very different 【in principle】 from an ordinary toothbrush. You still have a stick with a brush on the end.
【on principle】 —as a matter of principle; because of one’s moral convictions:
There was a time when I could not read Pope, but disliked him 【on principle】 .