A royalist is someone who supports their country’s king or queen, or who believes a country should be ruled by kings and queens. The word can name the person, and it can also describe their views: a royalist family, a royalist newspaper. You meet it most in history and politics, not in everyday chat at the shop.

A royalist is保皇派指的是 someone who supports their country's king or queen支持自己國家國王或女王的人，or who believes a country should be ruled by kings and queens或是相信一個國家應該由國王女王來統治的人。The word can name the person這個字可以用來稱呼那個人，and it can also describe their views也可以用來形容他們的立場：a royalist family保皇派家庭、a royalist newspaper保皇派報紙。You meet it most in history and politics你最常在歷史和政治的文章裡遇到這個字，not in everyday chat at the shop不是在店裡閒聊的時候。

In the English Civil War, royalists backed the king; the other side wanted parliament to hold more power. France and other countries have had royalists too, especially when people argued about whether to keep the crown.

In the English Civil War在英國內戰時期，royalists backed the king保皇派支持國王；the other side wanted parliament to hold more power另一邊則希望國會掌握更多權力。France and other countries have had royalists too法國和其他國家也有過保皇派，especially when people argued about whether to keep the crown尤其是在大家爭論該不該保留王室的時候。

It is a serious, slightly formal label. It is not the same as loyalist, though the two sound close: a loyalist is loyal to a government or a union, and in Northern Ireland that word carries a heavy meaning of its own.

It is a serious, slightly formal label這是個嚴肅、有點正式的標籤。It is not the same as loyalist它跟loyalist不一樣，though the two sound close雖然這兩個字聽起來很像：a loyalist is loyal to a government or a unionloyalist是指效忠政府或工會的人，and in Northern Ireland that word carries a heavy meaning of its own而在北愛爾蘭這個字還帶著它自己沉重的意義。