general rule

基本解释

This makes our sample code easier to write; as a general rule, an application should not depend on this setting.
这样编写示例代码就会更容易；但作为一般规则，应用程序不应该依赖此设置。
Tramps seem to be the only exception to this general rule. Beggars almost sell themselves as human being to arouse the pity of passers-by.
在这条普遍的规律前面，好像只有流浪汉是个例外，乞丐出售的几乎是他本人，以引起过路人的怜悯。
Only the worthy Canadians – who benefit from American financial expertise and products but retain the thrift and caution appropriate to their chilly climate – are an exception to the general rule.
只有可敬的加拿大人是这个一般规则的例外——加拿大人得益于美国的金融专长和产品，却保留了与寒冷气候相称的节俭与谨慎。
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So, the octet rule is a general rule that you'll for all of the atoms.
因此，八隅体规则是一条普适的规则,对于所有原子来说都是。
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They're complicated, so the general rule has been that only accredited investors should participate in them.
PP很复杂,所以一般的原则是,只有可信投资者才能参与其中
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As a general rule of thumb for TV appearances, I suggest following what the masters do.
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As a general rule, foreigners are not taxed on interest they earn in America.
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一般规则
The claim to registration angency is fit for the general rule of angency. The angent have the right to ask the registration obligor help to regist.
登记请求权的代理行使适用代理的一般规则,代理人可以请求登记义务人协助办理登记手续,代理人行使登记请求权应出具登记权利人的书面委托书。
一般规律
Western paradigm offered a general rule which cannot be directly applied into the social realities of China.
西方范式提供的是一般规律，不能直接套用于中国现实。
基本制度

一般规律
According to general rule, the input factor is rising with the economic growth.
根据一般规律,投入要素与经济增长是呈同向变化的,二者之间相互影响。
公例