
adjective 没有道德原则的;不道德的;无操守的。形容一个人缺乏正直品格,行事不遵守道德准则或公正标准。
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He is an unprincipled man who will do anything for money.
他是一个毫无原则的人,为了钱什么都愿意做。
The unprincipled politician manipulated public opinion to serve his own interests, showing no regard for the people he was supposed to represent.
那位毫无操守的政客操纵舆论为自己谋利,完全不顾他本应代表的民众的利益。
由前缀 un-(表示"不、无")加上 principled(有原则的)构成。principled 源自 principle,而 principle 来自拉丁语 principium,意为"起源、基础、根本准则",由 princeps(首领、第一位的)演变而来。该词自16世纪起在英语中使用,用来形容缺乏道德准则或行为不端的人。