Based on or marked by a concern for self-interest rather than principle; self-interested.

基于私利的依自身利害而定的，基于私利而非原则考虑的；自私自利。

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It's an ideal rather than a principle, and it's impossible to achieve-no human being is or can be truly objective.

客观性相较于原则而言更可以理解为理想状态，还有这种理想状态是不可能得到的，当然这是因为人类不可能达到真正意义上的客观。

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These operate using the same principle as laser-based detectors but use beams made of ultracold atoms rather than laser light.

这种设备所基于的原理与激光探测器相同，但使用由超低温原子生成的波束而不是激光。

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For many, then, it was about a principle rather than about a man.

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In short, the justices must maintain the nation's faith that their decisions are grounded in legal principle rather than partisan politics.

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We need to believe that people have a sense of duty born of moral and ethical principle rather than the law.

BBC: UK