| 单词 | on principle |
| 释义 | on principleOn moral or ethical grounds. As James Russell Lowell wrote about Alexander Pope in 1871, “There was a time when I could not read Pope, but disliked him on principle.” [First half of 1800s] According to a fixed rule or practice. For example, The police were locking up the demonstrators on principle. [First half of 1800s] on general principle. For no special reason, in general, as in Dean won't touch broccoli on general principle. [First half of 1800s] Words nearby on principleon order, on pain of, on paper, on-peak, on pins and needles, on principle, on purpose, ONR, on-ramp, on-record, on relief The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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