1·I agree with it in principle but I doubt if it will happen in practice.
我原则上是同意它的，但我怀疑在实践中它是否会发生。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·In principle there is nothing that a human can do that a machine might not be able to do one day.
原则上，总会有一天，凡是人能做的事，机器就能做。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·The decision had been agreed in principle before today's meeting, but some controversy surrounded it.
在今天的会议之前该决定原则上已获同意，但围绕这项决定还存在一些争议。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·I'm not opposed to a core curriculum in principle, but I think requiring a foreign language is unrealistic.
原则上我不反对必修课程，但是我认为把外语列为必修课是不现实的。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
5·Taxation is not popular in principle, merely acceptable in context.
征税原则上不受大众欢迎，只是联系背景看是可接受的。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
1·In principle, this heat could be used, as in conventional power plants, to boil water and create steam that drives a turbine.
大体上说，这种热能就像在传统的发电厂一样，可将水加热，产生蒸汽，驱动汽轮机发电。
2·In principle, the right thing has been done.
大体上，已经做了正确的事。
3·I accept the suggestion in principle.
大体上来说，我接受这些建议。
4·In principle, any material with a stable molten phase can be thermally sprayed, and a wide range of pure and composite materials are routinely sprayed for both research and industrial applications.
大体上，有稳定熔化状态的任何材料都可以热喷涂，范围宽阔的纯净和合成材料一般都能喷涂用于研究及工业目的。