1.原则上,大体上
1.used for saying that something is possible in theory, although it has not yet been tried
2.used for saying that you agree/disagree with something as a result of your moral, religious, or political beliefs
1.A used value is in principle the value used for rendering, but a user agent may not be able to make use of the value in a given environment.
一般使用值就是渲染页面所用的值，但是一个浏览器可能在给定的环境中不能够使用这个值。
2.Yet it would not show up in the GDP figures; sex with a prostitute would do just that, at least in principle.
但它不会出现在GDP数据中；而与妓女发生性关系则会有所体现，至少从原则上讲是这样。
3.Countries shifted to a floating rate system in which international currency markets were, in principle, allowed to determine exchange rates.
各国纷纷转向了浮动汇率体制——在该体制下，原则上由国际外汇市场决定汇率述评。
4.In principle some of them could be restricted to cyberspace, but how much fun is that?
从原则上讲，有些东西可以限制在电脑空间中完成，但那又有多少乐趣？
5.It appeared to the Delegation that, in principle, there was no objection to this idea.
在代表团看来，原则上讲不会对此建议有反对意见。
6.Article thirteen: The board meeting is held once every half a year, in principle in the place where the company is located.
第十三条：董事会例会每半年召开一次，会议原则上在公司所在地召开。
7.In principle, sub-national states should sometimes be able to secede, but South Ossetia and Abkhazia clearly do not qualify.
原则上说，自治共和国有时候可以独立，但南奥塞梯和阿布哈兹明显没有这个资格。
8.While Mr Buffett's advice is sound in principle, it is not easy to put into practice.
虽然从原则上讲，巴菲特的建议十分合理，但实践起来并不容易。
9.It's a fine idea in principle to finance your startup with its own revenues, but you can't create instant customers.
用公司自身的收入来负担其支出，这样的想法按理来说是很不错的，可是你不可能公司一创立就有很多业务啊。
10.In principle, I would be interested to have you join my group for a year, but I'm afraid it won't be possible under this program.
原则上，我们对你参加我的组织了一年很有兴趣，但我恐怕不可能答应你的这个项目。