tenet
noun /ˈtenɪt/
/ˈtenɪt/
(formal)- one of the principles or beliefs that a theory or larger set of beliefs is based on
原则；信条；教义 - one of the basic/central tenets of Christianity
基督教的基本／主要信条之一
- They are an extreme sect with their own tenets and doctrines.
他们是一个极端的教派，有自己的信条和教义。 - This is one of the central tenets of their moral thinking.
这是他们道德思想的核心原则之一。 - Underlying Leninism was the tenet that revolution was inevitable.
列宁主义的根本信条是革命是不可避免的。
词源late 16th cent. (superseding earlier tenent): from Latin, literally ‘he holds’, from the verb tenere. - one of the basic/central tenets of Christianity