gaul
gaul — 名詞
1. a member of the Celtic people who lived in parts of western Europe, especially w
高盧人
古代西歐的凱爾特民族成員
a member of the Celtic people who lived in parts of western Europe, especially what is now France and Belgium, from before the Roman period until the early Middle Ages.
The museum exhibit showed how the Gauls lived before the Roman conquest of their territory.
博物館展覽展示了高盧人在羅馬征服其領土之前的生活方式。
the Gauls (plural: the people as a group)
Julius Caesar described the Gauls as fierce warriors who fought using long iron swords.
凱撒描述高盧人是使用長鐵劍作戰的勇猛戰士。
Defne read that many Gauls adopted Roman customs after their region became part of the empire.
Defne 讀到許多高盧人在他們的區域成為帝國一部分後接受了羅馬習俗。
Archaeologists found the remains of a Gaul village near the Rhine River, with stone tools still intact.
考古學家在萊茵河附近發現了一座高盧村莊遺址，其中的石器工具保存完好。
The Gaul leader Vercingetorix led a united rebellion against Caesar's army in 52 BC.
高盧領袖維欽托利在西元前 52 年領導了一場聯合反抗凱撒軍隊的起義。
- Celt
broader term covering all Celtic peoples across Europe, not only those in Gaul
- Gallic people
more formal or literary; "Gallic" is the adjective form from Gaul
文法句型
the Gauls (plural noun referring to the people as a group)
a Gaul (countable: one individual)
常見錯誤
2. (dated, often considered offensive) a person from France; a French person. The w
法國人
對法國人的舊式貶稱
(dated, often considered offensive) a person from France; a French person. The word was used especially during periods of conflict between Britain and France and is now old-fashioned.
During the war, British soldiers sometimes referred to their French allies as 'the Gauls.'
戰爭期間，英國士兵有時用「高盧人」來稱呼他們的法國盟友。
informal register: 'the Gauls' used by soldiers
Yasmin found a travel book from 1895 that called French farmers 'hardworking Gauls.'
Yasmin 在一本 1895 年的旅遊書中看到書裡稱法國農民為「勤勞的高盧人」。
dated usage: found in old texts
Calling a modern French person a Gaul today would sound strange or even insulting.
今天稱呼一位現代法國人為高盧人聽起來很奇怪，甚至帶有侮辱意味。
Brian read an old novel where an English character joked about 'the Gauls' across the channel.
Brian 讀到一本舊小說，其中一個英國角色開玩笑地提到英吉利海峽對岸的「高盧人」。
- French person
neutral modern term
- Frenchman / Frenchwoman
standard modern terms, though Frenchman is slightly dated itself
- Frog
strongly offensive slang; worse than 'Gaul'
文法句型
the Gauls = the French people (dated)
用法筆記
This sense is now old-fashioned and can be seen as offensive. Modern learners should use 'French person' or 'the French' instead. The term appeared most often in British English writing from the 17th to early 20th centuries, especially during wartime.
常見錯誤
3. a historical region in western Europe that covered what is now France, Belgium,
高盧
古西歐地區，今法比一帶
a historical region in western Europe that covered what is now France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and parts of Switzerland, Italy, the Netherlands, and Germany, especially during the time of the Roman Republic and Empire.
Gaul was divided into three parts, according to the opening of Caesar's book about the war.
根據凱撒戰記的開頭所述，高盧分為三個部分。
Gaul as proper noun — no article, singular
The Roman army controlled Gaul for nearly five hundred years, from 50 BC onward.
羅馬軍隊從西元前 50 年起控制高盧將近五百年。
Kenji learned that the Po River valley in northern Italy was once part of Gaul.
Kenji 學到義大利北部的波河河谷曾經是高盧的一部分。
Wine from Gaul became popular among wealthy Romans during the first century AD.
來自高盧的葡萄酒在西元一世紀時受到羅馬富人的喜愛。
Sofia's history class mapped the borders of Gaul before and after the Roman invasion.
Sofia 的歷史課在羅馬入侵前後的地圖上標出了高盧的邊界。
文法句型
Gaul (proper noun, no article for the region; 'the Gauls' for the people)
用法筆記
Use 'Gaul' (no article) when referring to the region: 'The Romans conquered Gaul.' Use 'the Gauls' (with article, plural) when referring to the people. Do not confuse 'Gaul' with 'France' — Gaul is a broader historical territory that does not match modern borders exactly.