【100天小目标】第1天
Principle 和 Principal 这两个单词长得很像,发音一样,但意思却不一样。
跟John老师来看看他们的不同吧:
一、【Principle的定义和例句】
A principle is a rule, a law, a guideline, or a fact.
principle:通常用作:名词,意思是:原则。
例句:
① I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. —Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
我这一生是个自私的人,尽管实际上是,而原则上不是。--简·奥斯汀 《傲慢与偏见》
②To learn a language we must follow theprincipleof gradual improvement.
学习语言,我们必须遵循循序渐进的原则。
③A person without principles is not someone you want to deal with.
一个没有原则的人,你是不想跟他打交道的。
④the principle of gravity:重力原理
② Principal is also an adjective that means original, first, or most important.
二、【Principal的定义和例句】
(1) Principal is also an adjective that means original, first, or most important.
principal:通常用作:形容词,意思是:最重要的,主要的,首要的。
例句:
① Drinking is aprincipalcause of traffic accidents.
喝酒是交通事故的主要原因。
② The new road will link the principal cities of the area.
这条新建的道路将连通这个地区的主要城市。
③ The map shows theprincipaltowns and rivers.
这张地图标出了主要城镇和河流。
④Money comes and goes but the principal thing in life should be your health.
金钱来来去去,但生命中最重要的是你的健康。
(2) A principal is the headmaster of a school or a person who’s in charge of certain things in a company.
principal 也做名词;意思是:一把手,如校长、院长、负责人、当事人。
例句:
① The principal is a very busy man. --校长是个大忙人。
② A group of students asked to see the principal. --一群学生要求见校长。
③ I must consult(商量) my principal. --我必须同委托人商量。
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