A druid was a priest in the old Celtic world, in places we now call Britain, Ireland, and France, before the Christian religion. Roman writers, including Julius Caesar in the first century B.C., talked about druids as people with high learning: they led holy rites, judged disputes, and were said to know the oak woods and the sky. We do not have books written by the druids themselves, so a lot of the picture comes from outsiders, and some of it may be tidier than the truth.

A druid was a priest in the old Celtic worlddruid是古凱爾特世界裡的祭司 in places we now call Britain, Ireland, and France就是我們現在說的英國、愛爾蘭和法國這些地方 before the Christian religion在基督教傳入之前。Roman writers, including Julius Caesar in the first century B.C.羅馬的作家，包括西元前一世紀的凱撒 talked about druids as people with high learning把druid描述成學問很高的人: they led holy rites, judged disputes他們主持聖禮、裁決紛爭 and were said to know the oak woods and the sky據說也懂橡樹林和天象。We do not have books written by the druids themselves我們沒有druid自己寫下來的書 so a lot of the picture comes from outsiders所以現在的印象大多來自外人的紀錄 and some of it may be tidier than the truth而有些說法可能比事實更「整理過」。

People also use the word now for members of modern groups who try to follow old Celtic ways, and in games and stories for a nature-priest who can call on trees or change shape. Those later uses borrow the old name; they are not the same as the ancient priests.

People also use the word now for members of modern groups現在大家也會用這個字，指現代一些團體的成員 who try to follow old Celtic ways這些人試著遵循古凱爾特的傳統 and in games and stories for a nature-priest也會用在遊戲和故事裡，指一種自然系祭司 who can call on trees or change shape這種角色能召喚樹木或變形。Those later uses borrow the old name這些後來的用法都是借用這個古老的名字 they are not the same as the ancient priests跟古代真正的祭司不是同一回事。