principles from which other truths can be derived;
\\\"first you must learn the fundamentals\\\"
\\\"let\\\'s get down to basics\\\"
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I am prepared to make some concession on minor details, but I cannot compromise on fundamentals. 在一些細節上我可以作些讓步，但在基本原則上我是不會妥協的。
Such fundamentals having wide acceptance give reliability and creditability to the financial statements prepared by the accountants. 這些基本原則被廣泛接受后，會計師們編制的財務報表就具有了可靠性和可信性。