來自該防雨材料的發(fā)明者19世紀(jì)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(lǐng)，領(lǐng)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mackintosh: [19] The rubberized material from which this waterproof coat was originally made was invented in the early 1820s by the British chemist Charles Macintosh (1766–1843).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(jiǎn)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.