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Tory/ˈtɔ:ri/ n. & adj.●n. (pl. -ies) 1 esp. Brit. colloq. [尤英口] = CONSERVATIVE n. 2 2 hist. (in England) a member of the party that opposed the exclusion of James II and later supported the established religious and political order and gave rise to the Conservative Party (opp. 反义 WHIG) [史义] (指英国历史上反对排斥詹姆斯二世继承王位，后来支持建立宗教和政治秩序，促成保守党兴起的)托利党党员 3 US hist. a loyal colonist during the American Revolution [美史义] (指美国独立革命期间的)亲英分子 ●adj. colloq. [口] = CONSERVATIVE adj. 3 □ Toryism n.[originally = Irish outlaw: probably Irish toraidhe from tóir ‘pursue’] |