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
Extra ExamplesThey 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。
Word Originlate 16th cent. (superseding earlier tenent): from Latin, literally ‘he holds’, from the verb tenere.