adj. 五倍子的;镓的,瘿的;法国人的
n. (Gallic)人名;(法)加利克
Gallic 高卢的,法国的
来自拉丁语Gallia, 高卢人。来自凯尔特民族名,英国人用该词来指法国人。高卢雄鸡来自另一个拉丁词gallus的巧合,义为公鸡,词源同call, 大叫,公鸡叫。
It means not simply 'French,' but 'characteristically', 'delightfully', 'distressingly', or 'amusingly' 'French' ... not 'of France', but 'of the typical Frenchman'. [Fowler]As "of or pertaining to the ancient Gauls" from 1796.