Tory

['tɔ:ri;'təu-]

解释:

(noun.) an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution.

(noun.) a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative.

(noun.) a member of political party in Great Britain that has been known as the Conservative Party since 1832; was the opposition party to the Whigs.

录入:雷内--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority.

(n.) One who, in the time of the Revolution, favored submitting tothe claims of Great Britain against the colonies; an adherent tothe crown.

(a.) Of ro pertaining to the Tories.

录入:斯科特

同义词及近义词：

n. [Eng. politics.] Conservative, adherent of the crown.

整理:奥蒂斯

解释:

n. a Conservative in English politics—a term since 1830 largely superseded by Conservative but since 1880 a good deal revived in the sense frequently of a non-conservative Conservative.—v.t. Tō′rify to infect with Tory principles.—n. Tō′ryism the principles of the Tories.

校对:韦恩