When something is Gallic, it belongs to France or feels typical of French people: a Gallic shrug, Gallic wit, a Gallic love of sitting long over lunch. It is a writer’s word, a little old-fashioned and a little knowing. In the street you would just say French.

When something is Gallic當某個東西是Gallic的, it belongs to France or feels typical of French people就是屬於法國的，或是很有法國人的味道: a Gallic shrug, Gallic wit, a Gallic love of sitting long over lunch像是a Gallic shrug（法式聳肩）、Gallic wit（法式機智）、a Gallic love of sitting long over lunch（法式那種吃頓午餐可以坐很久的愛好）。 It is a writer's word這是作家愛用的字, a little old-fashioned and a little knowing有點老派，也有點故作內行。 In the street you would just say French在街上大家就只會直接說French

Though actually the word is older than the name France. The Romans called that land Gaul, Latin Gallia, and Gallicus meant “of Gaul.” Later English kept Gallic for modern France, even after the Franks had given the country a new name.

Though actually不過其實 the word is older than the name France這個字比France這個名字還要古老。 The Romans called that land Gaul, Latin Gallia羅馬人把那塊土地叫做Gaul，拉丁文是Gallia, and Gallicus meant "of Gaul."Gallicus的意思就是「Gaul的」。 Later English kept Gallic for modern France後來英文就把Gallic留下來指現代的法國, even after the Franks had given the country a new name就算法蘭克人後來已經給這個國家取了新名字也一樣

You meet it in newspapers, history, and slightly jokey essays, not at the market. It has nothing to do with Gaelic, which is Irish and Scottish — they only look cousins on the page.

You meet it in newspapers, history, and slightly jokey essays你會在報紙、歷史，還有帶點玩笑味的文章裡遇到它, not at the market而不是在市場裡。 It has nothing to do with Gaelic它跟Gaelic一點關係都沒有, which is Irish and ScottishGaelic指的是愛爾蘭語和蘇格蘭語 — they only look cousins on the page兩個字只是寫起來長得像親戚而已