celtic
celtic — 形容詞
1. relating to the ancient Celts or to the modern peoples, languages, and cultural
塞爾特的
關於塞爾特人、語言或文化的
relating to the ancient Celts or to the modern peoples, languages, and cultural traditions that come from them, such as those of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Brittany
Priya learned to play several traditional Celtic tunes on her violin for the festival.
Priya 為了音樂節學會用小提琴演奏幾首傳統的塞爾特曲調。
collocation: Celtic tunes / Celtic music
The museum's new exhibit explores the history of Celtic art across Europe.
這間博物館的新展覽探索了塞爾特藝術在歐洲的歷史。
collocation: Celtic art
Kofi's grandmother taught him how to draw the intricate patterns of Celtic knots.
Kofi 的祖母教他畫塞爾特結飾中那些複雜的圖案。
The tour guide pointed out the remains of an ancient Celtic village in the valley.
導遊指出山谷中一座古老塞爾特村莊的遺跡。
- gaelic
narrower — Gaelic refers only to the Goidelic branch (Irish, Scots Gaelic, Manx), while Celtic covers all branches including Brythonic (Welsh, Breton, Cornish)
用法筆記
The word is typically capitalised, as it derives from a proper noun (the Celts).
常見錯誤
celtic — 名詞
1. a group of related languages that developed from the speech of the ancient Celts
塞爾特語
包含威爾斯語、愛爾蘭語等的語系
a group of related languages that developed from the speech of the ancient Celts, including Welsh, Irish, Scots Gaelic, and Breton, now spoken in parts of Britain, Ireland, and France
Noa is writing a paper comparing the grammar of Celtic with that of Germanic languages.
Noa 正在寫一篇論文，比較塞爾特語與日耳曼語系的文法。
uncountable noun for language family
Celtic was once spoken across much of central Europe before Latin spread through the region.
在拉丁語傳入之前，塞爾特語曾是中歐廣大地區使用的語言。
The Celtic language family split into two main branches, known as Brythonic and Goidelic.
塞爾特語系分成兩個主要分支，即布立吞語支和蓋爾語支。
A dictionary of place names shows that many British river names come from Celtic.
一本地名辭典顯示，英國許多河流的名稱都源自塞爾特語。
用法筆記
As a noun, Celtic is uncountable and refers to the entire language family, not to any single language within it. For a specific language, use 'Irish', 'Welsh', 'Scots Gaelic', etc.