first principles
noun[plural]
UKuk/ˌfɜːst ˈprɪn.sə.pəlz/us/ˌfɝːst ˈprɪn.sə.pəlz/thebasicand mostimportantreasonsfor doing orbelievingsomething:
根本原则,首要原则Weseemto haveforgottenwhy we'refightingthiscampaign- we really need toreturnto firstprinciples.我们似乎已经忘记了发起这场运动的目的——我们确实需要回到根本原则上来。
Motives and reasons
- cause
- causeless
- drive
- from a place ofidiom
- ground
- hidden agenda
- impulse
- in the name ofsomethingidiom
- justification
- motivation
- motive
- name
- object
- peg
- place
- rationale
- should
- wherefores
- why