mackintosh

IPA/ˈmækɪntɒʃ/
KK[mˈækəntˌɑʃ]IPA/ˈmækɪntɑːʃ/

mackintosh — noun

  • mackintoshsingular
  • mackintoshesplural

1. a long coat made from rubberized cloth or similar waterproof material that keeps

1.名詞B2
釋義

a long coat made from rubberized cloth or similar waterproof material that keeps the wearer dry in heavy rain.

例句

Adisa pulled on her green mackintosh before walking the dog along the wet riverside path.

pull/put on a mackintosh: typical verb collocation

The headmaster always wore a long black mackintosh on rainy assembly mornings.

modifier + mackintosh: colour and length

同義詞
  • raincoat

    the everyday neutral word; works in any variety of English and is not tied to rubberized fabric

  • mac

    informal British shortening of mackintosh; far more common in modern speech

  • anorak

    shorter, hooded waterproof jacket, often pulled over the head; not a long coat

文法句型

wear a mackintosh

put on a mackintosh

用法筆記

Chiefly British and slightly old-fashioned; the shortened form 'mac' is more common in everyday modern speech. American English usually says 'raincoat' or names a specific brand. The plural 'mackintoshes' takes a regular '-es' ending despite the personal-name origin.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a Macintosh for the rainy season.
✅I bought a mackintosh for the rainy season.
💡'Macintosh' (no k) is the Apple computer brand; the raincoat is spelt with a 'k'.

2. a thin waterproof material, originally cotton bonded with rubber, used to make r

2.名詞C1
釋義

a thin waterproof material, originally cotton bonded with rubber, used to make raincoats and other outdoor items that need to stay dry.

例句

Tamar bought two metres of soft brown mackintosh to line her new garden bag.

quantity + mackintosh as fabric: metres of mackintosh

Imran asked the tailor for a roll of black mackintosh to make a waterproof apron.

made of mackintosh: typical tailor-shop context

同義詞
  • oilskin

    another waterproof cloth, traditionally cotton soaked in oil rather than bonded with rubber

  • rubberized fabric

    the modern technical description of what mackintosh originally was

文法句型

made of mackintosh

[length] of mackintosh

用法筆記

This sense names the fabric itself rather than a finished garment; it is uncountable and largely confined to textile and historical contexts. Compare with sense 1, which names the garment made from this or similar material.