Tory

n. 托利党党员, 保守党员, 亲英分子 a. 保守分子的

发音

UK /ˈtɔː.ɹi/
其它
US /ˈtoɹ.i/

词形变化

Tories 复数 Tories Toriest

别名

tory

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which evolved from Royalist politicians; historically associated with upholding the rights of the monarchy and the privileges of the established Church.

    保守党员

    英国 政治
  2. 2.

    One who is like a British Tory; someone politically conservative.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    A member or supporter of the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.

    政治
  4. 4.

    A member of the political factions that sought to prevent the exclusion of James, Duke of York, from the throne of England in the 17th century.

    贬义 历史
  5. 5.

    An Irish rebel fighting against English rule at the end of the Confederate War and Cromwellian invasion; later extended to other rebels or bandits.

    贬义 历史
  6. 6.

    A loyal British subject during the American Revolution.

    美国 历史
  7. 7.

    A Union sympathizer in the Confederate States during the American Civil War.

    美国 历史
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or belonging to the Conservative Party of Canada, one of that party's predecessors, or an affiliated provincial political party.

    政治
  2. 2.

    Of or belonging to the Tory Party or the Conservative Party.

    英国 政治
name
  1. 1.

    A female given name.

  2. 2.

    A male given name.

  3. 1.

    Ellipsis of Tory Island, County Donegal, Ireland.

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词源

From Irish tóraí (“pursuer”), from tóir (“pursuit”). The first recorded use in English is from a 1646 letter by James Butler, Earl of Ormond, to a Colonel O'Brien, describing bandits and thieves on main roadways.

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