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(理論、信仰的)基本原則，根本信條
The tenets of a theory or belief are the main principles on which it is based.
例句
Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith...
非暴力和忍耐是他們的信仰的核心原則。
The judge's ruling was based on the simple commonsense tenet that no man is above the law.
法官的判決基于一個常識性原則，即誰也不能凌駕于法律之上。