matter of principle的意思|示意

This is a matter of principle.

这是一个原则性的问题。

He said it was a matter of principle and he couldn't accept it for such a high price.

他说这是个原则问题，这么高的价格他是没法接受的。

With me, not eating meat is a matter of principle; in my family we have been non-meat-eaters for generations.

当我是肉食者时，我从没有想过素食的人是在做愚笨的事情。

I take this seriously. It's a matter of principle.

我对此很认真。这是原则问题。

Example: I know a dollar is nothing to you, but I insist on paying you back. It is a matter of principle.

我知道一元对你来说不是什么，但我一定要还给你。这是一个原则的问题。

"I am against quotas for women or men as a matter of principle," says Sverre Munck, head of international operations at a media firm.

“原则上，我反对对女性或男性实行性别配额。”一家媒体公司的国际业务主管斯弗尔·蒙克表示。