副詞 in principle:

1. with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details
   同義詞：in theory, in essence

1. They have agreed to the proposal in principle but we still have to negotiate the terms.
   他們基本上同意了那項(xiàng)提議，但我們?nèi)皂毶潭l件。
2. I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.
   我生平是個(gè)利己的人，雖然只在實(shí)踐而非原則上如此。
3. The board of directors approved the project in principle.
   董事會(huì)原則上同意這個(gè)項(xiàng)目。
4. The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.
   財(cái)政部原則上反對(duì)這些提議。