英语词汇“Tory”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

Tory

释义

Tory /tōˈ, töˈri/

noun

A Conservative (Brit politics)
A bigoted or extreme Conservative
A member of the English political party who opposed the exclusion of James II from the monarchy in the 17c (historical)
(in Ireland) a Roman Catholic, esp an outlaw or robber, who preyed on English settlers in the 17c (historical)
A person who sided with the British in the Revolution (US historical)

adjective

Conservative

ORIGIN: Ir toiridhe a pursuer, robber; first applied to the Tories in Ireland; next, about 1680, to the most hot-headed asserters of the royal prerogative

Tōˈrify or Tōˈryfy transitive verb

To infect with Tory principles

Tōˈryish adjective

Tōˈryism noun

The principles of the Tories

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