| 释义 |
roy·al·ist
I. \-ələ̇st\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: royal (I) + -ist
1. often capitalized : an adherent of a king or of monarchical government: as
a. : a supporter of Charles I in his struggles with the Puritans and parliament : cavalier — compare roundhead
b. : an adherent of George III or the British government in the American Revolution : tory
c. : an adherent of the Bourbon dynasty in France during and since the French Revolution
2. : a reactionary business tycoon or powerful trust
< take unwarranted power out of the hands of economic or social royalists — Louis Filler >
II. adjective
or roy·al·is·tic \|rȯiə|listik, |rȯ(i)yə|-, -tēk\
: of, relating to, or characteristic of royalism or royalists |