(of a person or their behaviour) acting in accordance with morality and showing recognition of right and wrong (人或其行为)有道德原则的;原则性强的 a principled politician. 一位原则性强的政界人士。
(of a system or method) based on a given set of rules (制度,方法)原则性的,基于既定规则的 a coherent and principled approach. 连贯的原则性方法。