in principle片语

片语

1. 1

   原则上、大致上

   Both sides agreed in principle, but the details remain unsettled.

   双方原则上已达成一致，但细节仍未确定。

2. 2

   理论上、从道理上说

   In principle the machine should work, though nobody has tested it.

   理论上这台机器应该能运转，只是还没有人测试过。