To·ry

noun

/ˈtɔːri/

(plural Tories)

(informal)

a member or supporter of the British Conservative party英国保守党党员（或支持者）
- The Tories (= the Tory party) lost the election.英国保守党在选举中失败。
CultureA Tory was a member of one of the two main political parties in Britain from the 1670s until the 1830s. The Tories were originally a group of politicians who wanted the Roman Catholic James, Duke of York (later James II) to be allowed to become king of England. They were powerful for various periods during the 18th and 19th centuries. In the 1830s, the Tories developed into the Conservative Party and the name is now widely used as an informal alternative name for the Conservative Party.
Topics Politicsc2
Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably from Irish toraidhe ‘outlaw, highwayman’, from tóir ‘pursue’. The word was used of Irish peasants dispossessed by English settlers and living as robbers, and extended to other marauders especially in the Scottish Highlands. It was then adopted c.1679 as an abusive nickname for supporters of the Catholic James II.

To·ry

adjective

/ˈtɔːri/

[usually before noun] (informal)

connected with the British Conservative Party（英国）保守党的
- the Tory party英国保守党
- Tory policies英国保守党的政策
- urging people to vote Tory敦促人们投票给保守党
Topics Politicsc2

单词	tory
释义	To·ry noun /ˈtɔːri/ /ˈtɔːri/ (plural Tories) (informal) a member or supporter of the British Conservative party英国保守党党员（或支持者） The Tories (= the Tory party) lost the election.英国保守党在选举中失败。 CultureA Tory was a member of one of the two main political parties in Britain from the 1670s until the 1830s. The Tories were originally a group of politicians who wanted the Roman Catholic James, Duke of York (later James II) to be allowed to become king of England. They were powerful for various periods during the 18th and 19th centuries. In the 1830s, the Tories developed into the Conservative Party and the name is now widely used as an informal alternative name for the Conservative Party. Topics Politicsc2 Word Originmid 17th cent.: probably from Irish toraidhe ‘outlaw, highwayman’, from tóir ‘pursue’. The word was used of Irish peasants dispossessed by English settlers and living as robbers, and extended to other marauders especially in the Scottish Highlands. It was then adopted c.1679 as an abusive nickname for supporters of the Catholic James II. To·ry adjective /ˈtɔːri/ /ˈtɔːri/ [usually before noun] (informal) connected with the British Conservative Party（英国）保守党的 the Tory party英国保守党 Tory policies英国保守党的政策 urging people to vote Tory敦促人们投票给保守党 Topics Politicsc2
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