柯林斯詞典Black and Tans 1. N-PLURAL a specially recruited armed auxiliary police force sent to Ireland in 1921 by the British Government to combat Sinn Féin 愛爾蘭王室警吏團(tuán); 1921年被英國(guó)政府派往愛爾蘭鎮(zhèn)壓新芬黨武裝起義的備用武警部隊(duì) 返回 black and tan