| 释义 |
loyalism|ˈlɔɪəlɪz(ə)m|
[f. loyal a. + -ism.]
The principles or actions of a loyalist; adherence to the sovereign or government; loyalty.
1837Lockhart Scott lxiii. (1842) 556 This feature of Irish loyalism was new to the untravelled Scotch of the party. 1887Chamb. Jrnl. IV. 12 Why, then, should I, a student, foresee, beneath this wealth of loyalism, a rising power that would crush and kill both the lauders and the lauded. |