on principle

释义

根据原则

在例句中理解 2 句

1. What made that impossible were the choices he made — choices made on principle and for the love of truth and liberty.

   而他基于原则和对自由与真理的热爱所做的选择，使得这种成功永无可能。

2. Even as Clinton maneuvered to form alliances with the GOP, he stood up to them on principle when he disagreed with their views and took political advantage of their miscalculations.

   即使当克林顿试图与共和党结盟时，如果不同意他们的观点他会在原则上对抗，并从他们的失算中获取政治优势。