gallic
gallic — 形容詞
- gallicpositive
- more galliccomparative
- most gallicsuperlative
1. connected with France or the ancient Gauls, or showing a manner that people ofte
法式；高盧的
與法國或古高盧有關
connected with France or the ancient Gauls, or showing a manner that people often think of as characteristically French.
The waiter met our complaint with a Gallic shrug and a smile.
服務生用一個法式聳肩和微笑回應了我們的抱怨。
collocation: Gallic shrug
Shirin enjoys the Gallic habit of long lunches and lively debate.
Shirin 喜歡法式長午餐與熱烈辯論的風格。
Gallic style in cultural habits
A small Gallic village appears on the map beside the Roman camp.
地圖上在羅馬軍營附近標出一座高盧小村莊。
The film gives its hero a Gallic accent and a dry sense of humor.
那部電影讓主角帶著法式口音與俐落的冷幽默。
Jabari wrote about Gallic tribes that fought Caesar's army for years.
Jabari 寫到那些多年抵抗 Caesar 軍隊的高盧部落。
文法句型
Gallic + noun
be + Gallic in style or mood
用法筆記
Gallic is much rarer than French and is mostly used in literary, cultural, or historical writing. It often appears before nouns such as shrug, charm, wit, village, or tribes, and it is normally capitalized.