mackintosh
英 ['m?k?nt??]
- n. 橡皮布防水衣；橡皮布
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?mackintoshes;
中文詞源
mackintosh 雨衣，雨披
來自該防雨材料的發(fā)明者19世紀蘇格蘭工程師Charles Macintosh.其字面意思是Son of the chieftain,來自Mac-,兒子，toisich,首領，領頭的人。
英文詞源
- mackintosh
- mackintosh: [19] The rubberized material from which this waterproof coat was originally made was invented in the early 1820s by the British chemist Charles Macintosh (1766–1843). His name (misspelled with a k) is first recorded as being applied to the coat in 1836. The abbreviated form mac (or occasionally mack) dates from around the turn of the 20th century.
- mackintosh (n.)
- waterproof outer coat, 1836, named for Charles Macintosh (1766-1843), inventor of a waterproofing process (patent #4804, June 17, 1823). The surname is from Gaelic Mac an toisich "Son of the chieftain."
雙語例句
- 1. A grey mackintosh was folded over her arm.
- 她胳膊上搭著一件灰色雨衣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Alexander took off his black mackintosh.
- 亞歷山大脫下黑色的雨衣.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The winners are as follows: E. Walker; R. Foster; R. Gates; A. Mackintosh.
- 優(yōu)勝者分別是：E.沃克、R.福斯特、R.蓋茨和A.麥金托什。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The slimy pavement looked like a wet mackintosh.
- 粘搭搭的人行道看來象一件濕雨衣.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Thank you for your lending me your mackintosh.
- 謝謝你借給我雨衣.
來自辭典例句