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(理论、信仰的)基本原则，根本信条
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...
非暴力和忍耐是他们的信仰的核心原则。
The judge's ruling was based on the simple commonsense tenet that no man is above the law.
法官的判决基于一个常识性原则，即谁也不能凌驾于法律之上。