Tory: [17] The term tory originally denoted an Irish guerrilla, one of a group of Irishmen who in the 1640s were thrown off their property by the British and took to a life of harrying and plundering the British occupiers (it is an anglicization of Irish *tóraighe ‘pursuer’, which was derived from tóir ‘pursue’). In the 1670s it was applied as a term of abuse to Irish Catholic royalists, and then more generally to supporters of the Catholic James II, and after 1689 it came to be used for the members of the British political party that had at first opposed the removal of James and his replacement with the Protestant William and Mary.
Tory (n.)
1566, "an outlaw," specifically "one of a class of Irish robbers noted for outrages and savage cruelty," from Irish toruighe "plunderer," originally "pursuer, searcher," from Old Irish toirighim "I pursue," from toir "pursuit," from Celtic *to-wo-ret- "a running up to," from PIE root *ret- "to run, roll" (see rotary).
About 1646, it emerged as a derogatory term for Irish Catholics dispossessed of their land (some of whom subsequently turned to outlawry); c. 1680 applied by Exclusioners to supporters of the Catholic Duke of York (later James II) in his succession to the throne of England. After 1689, Tory was the name of a British political party at first composed of Yorkist Tories of 1680. Superseded c. 1830 by Conservative, though it continues to be used colloquially. In American history, Tory was the name given after 1769 to colonists who remained loyal to George III of England; it represents their relative position in the pre-revolutionary English political order in the colonies. As an adjective from 1680s.
Tory 英文释义
1. an American who favored the British side during the American Revolution
2. a supporter of traditional political and social institutions against the forces of reform; a political conservative
Tory 双语例句
1. The country had confounded the pundits by electing a fourth-term Tory government.
该国国民连续四次选举托利党来执掌政府，这令专家们困惑不已。
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2. Tory-bashing or Labour-bashing will not be enough to shift bored, suspicious voters.
抨击保守党或工党并不足以改变那些心生厌倦、心存怀疑的选民的态度。
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3. Shopkeepers would once have been pillars of the Tory establishment.
商店店主一度本该成为保守党统治集团的重要支柱。
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4. Worst-hit areas were Tory heartlands in London and the South-East.
受影响最严重的是伦敦及英国东南部的保守党核心势力地区。
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5. She rose up the Tory hierarchy by the local government route.
她通过地方政府的渠道在保守党的等级制度中一步步地晋升。
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Tory 实用场景例句
Helen of Tory was beautiful beyond expression.
特洛伊城的海伦美丽得无法形容.
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And I'll tell you now, no son of Tory will ever submit to a foreign ruler.
我现在就告诉你, 特洛伊的子民永远不会屈服于外来的统治者.
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At supper, Mr. Wang gave us the news about the vic - tory.
(晚餐时, 王先生告诉我们有关胜利的消息. )
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Who is Tory Foster's predecessor in President Roslin's office?
在罗丝琳总统办公室里,谁是陶莉·斯特的前任?
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Today's teachers are not the ranging extremists of TORY and tabloid mythology.
今天的老师不属于托利时代的极端分子和小报的神话.
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That pleased Tory Eurosceptics but waved goodbye to much influence.
这让ToryEurosceptics高兴之余,在很大影响上也挥手告别.
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Historicalism, implying a focus on Eurocentralism and content determinism a deficient view of his 2 tory.
“历史主义”是一种隐含“欧洲中心主义”和“内容决定论”的局限性极大的历史观.
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For now, the prospect of a general - election victory has plaster - casted the most painful Tory fractures.
这就是让粗犷的肯卡拉克回到议会前排的部分原因.
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Satisfac - tory predictions were obtained by this method in 694 newborns with ABO incom - patible parents.
对694例夫妇ABO血型不合的孕妇预报结果较为满意.
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Annie: Would you please introduce to us something about the his - tory of table tennis?
