🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

科学原理

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kēxué yuánlǐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Scientific principle/ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk ˈprɪn.sə.pəl/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这个实验证明了一个重要的科学原理。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A fundamental truth, law, or assumption about the natural world that has been repeatedly tested and confirmed through the scientific method.

    "The engineer applied a core scientific principle to ensure the bridge could withstand high winds."
  2. 2

    A general rule or scientific law that explains how something works or why a natural phenomenon occurs.

    "Students learned the scientific principle behind buoyancy during their physics lab."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'scientific,' originating from the Latin 'scientia' (knowledge) via Old French, and 'principle,' from the Latin 'principium' (beginning, foundation). Together, the phrase evolved in Early Modern English to describe a foundational law or proposition derived from empirical observation and scientific method.

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🇫🇷French → English

principe scientifique

Transliteration: /pʁɛ̃.sip sjɑ̃.ti.fik/

"Cette invention repose sur un principe scientifique fondamental."

🇩🇪German → English

wissenschaftliches Prinzip

Transliteration: /ˈvɪsn̩ʃaftlɪçəs pʁinˈtsiːp/

"Das Experiment basiert auf einem bekannten wissenschaftlichen Prinzip."

🇮🇹Italian → English

principio scientifico

Transliteration: /prinˈtʃiː.pjo ʃanˈtiː.fi.ko/

"Il progetto si fonda su un rigoroso principio scientifico."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

principio científico

Transliteration: /pɾinˈsipjo sjenˈtifi.ko/

"El funcionamiento de la máquina se explica mediante un principio científico."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

princípio científico

Transliteration: /pɾĩˈsipju si.ẽˈti.fi.ku/

"A tecnologia é baseada em um princípio científico comprovado."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

वैज्ञानिक सिद्धांत

Transliteration: vaigyanik siddhant

"यह मशीन एक महत्वपूर्ण वैज्ञानिक सिद्धांत पर काम करती है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

科学原理

Transliteration: kēxué yuánlǐ

"这个实验证明了一个重要的科学原理。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

과학적 원리

Transliteration: gwahakjeok wonri

"이 발명품은 기본적인 과학적 원리에 바탕을 두고 있습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

科学的原理

Transliteration: kagakteki genri

"この機械は科学的原理に基づいて動作します。"

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