tenet

tenet

英 ['tenɪt; 'tiːnet]
　　美 ['tɛnɪt]

n. 原則；信條；教義
　　n. (Tenet)人名；(法)特內；(英)特尼特

中文詞源：

tenet 原則，信條，教義

來自拉丁語 tenet,他所持有的，他所堅持的，來自 tenere 的指示格，來自 tenere,持有，握住， 堅持，詞源同 contain,tenure.引申詞義原則，信條，教義等。

例句：

1. This is a basic tenet of capitalism.
這是資本主義的一則基本信條.

2. The judge's ruling was based on the simple commonsense tenet that no man is above the law.
法官的判決基於一個常識性原則，即誰也不能凌駕於法律之上。

3. The only moral tenet governing the conduct of business in the shop was that the goods should be genuine and the price fair.
貨真價實,是商店唯一的道德.

4. The mutability of the past is the central tenet of Ingsoc.
竄改過去是英社的中心原則.

5. I hold to the tenet that theory should be united with practice.
我堅持理論和實踐必須相結合的原則.