A source or cause from which a thing comes.

(事物的)根源；原因。

A settled rule or law of action or conduct.

通则；行为的准则。

A truth which is general and plain and upon which others are founded.

原理；原则。

Reason; uprightness.

公道；正直。

Method of operation or procedure.

操作方法；手续。

Basic tenet; basis of conduct.

[~s] 基本信条；行为根据。