state the main principles; outline the style
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to set forth the main principles; to explain the style and format
formalA highly formal and technical term, used in academic or scholarly writing, especially when introducing a book, manual, or body of work. Often appears in the phrase '发凡起例'.
Zuò作
zhě者
zài在
xù绪
lùn论
zhōng中
fā发
fán凡
qǐ起
lì例
，
chǎn阐
míng明
le了
quán全
shū书
de的
zhǐ指
dǎo导
sī思
xiǎng想
yǔ与
biān编
zuǎn纂
jié结
gòu构
。
In the introduction, the author set forth the main principles and explained the guiding philosophy and structure of the entire book.
Zhè这
piān篇
lùn论
wén文
dì第
yī一
zhāng章
de的
rèn任
wu务
jiù就
shì是
wèi为
zhěng整
gè个
yán研
jiū究
fā发
fán凡
。
The task of the first chapter of this thesis is to outline the main principles for the entire research.
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Gǔ古
jí籍
zhěng整
lǐ理
gōng工
zuò作
，
bì必
xiān先
fā发
fán凡
qǐ起
lì例
，
yǐ以
dìng定
qí其
gāng纲
mù目
。
When collating ancient texts, one must first explain the principles and establish the framework to determine its outline.