mag
mag — 名詞
1. a magazine — a thin book with a paper cover, full of articles and pictures, that
雜誌
雜誌的非正式簡稱，日常口語使用
a magazine — a thin book with a paper cover, full of articles and pictures, that comes out each week or month
Vivek flipped through a car mag while waiting for his train.
Vivek 在等火車時翻看了一本汽車雜誌。
collocation: 'car mag' / 'flipped through a mag'
Amani subscribes to three gardening mags and reads every single issue.
Amani 訂了三本園藝雜誌，每一期都從頭讀到尾。
The dentist's waiting room had a tall pile of old mags on the table.
牙醫候診室的桌上堆了一疊舊雜誌。
Hugo picked up a music mag at the station before catching his train.
Hugo 在車站買了一本音樂雜誌，然後搭上火車。
Charlotte writes for a travel mag and spends months exploring new places.
Charlotte 為一家旅遊雜誌撰稿，經常好幾個月都在外探索新地方。
- magazine
the full, standard word; use in formal contexts
- periodical
more formal word for any publication that comes out regularly
- zine
a small, often handmade magazine, usually about a niche topic
用法筆記
Always informal. In formal writing or speech, use the full word 'magazine' instead.
常見錯誤
mag — 縮寫
1. a short form of magnesium, a light silvery-white metal found in the body, in soi
鎂
化學元素鎂的縮寫，用於醫療、農業等領域
a short form of magnesium, a light silvery-white metal found in the body, in soil, and used in making strong light alloys
The blood test showed that her mag levels were lower than normal.
驗血報告顯示她的鎂含量低於正常值。
abbreviation for magnesium in medical reports
Farmers add mag to the soil when the crop leaves start turning yellow.
農作物葉子開始變黃時，農民會在土壤中添加鎂。
The engineer checked the mag alloy for any signs of metal fatigue.
工程師檢查了鎂合金是否有金屬疲勞的跡象。
Darius takes a daily mag tablet because his doctor noticed a deficiency.
Darius 每天服用鎂片，因為醫生發現他有缺乏的問題。
用法筆記
Used mainly in medical, agricultural, and engineering shorthand. Always expand to 'magnesium' in formal writing.
2. a short form of magnetism, used in equations, lab notes, and technical diagrams
磁性
物理學中磁性的技術縮寫
a short form of magnetism, used in equations, lab notes, and technical diagrams to mean magnetic force or magnetic field
Mayumi scribbled 'mag 0.32 T' in the margin of her lab notebook after the Gauss meter beeped.
Mayumi 在實驗筆記本邊緣潦草寫下 'mag 0.32 T'，高斯計剛發出嗶聲。
abbreviation for magnetism in lab notes: 'mag 0.32 T'
Nikos circled the mag readings on the printout with a red pen.
Nikos 用紅筆圈出列印紙上的磁場讀數。
Vikram groaned when he realised he had swapped 'mag' and 'q' on every line of his physics homework.
Vikram 發現他物理作業每一行都把 'mag' 和 'q' 搞反了，不禁呻吟了一聲。
The professor scribbled 'mag' on the board next to the field diagram during the lecture.
教授在課堂上講解磁場圖時，隨手在黑板寫下 'mag'。
用法筆記
Found almost only in handwritten notes, lab notebooks, and informal technical shorthand. Always expand to 'magnetism' in published writing.
3. a short form of magneto, a small electric generator that uses permanent magnets,
磁電機
永磁發電機的簡稱，常見於老式引擎
a short form of magneto, a small electric generator that uses permanent magnets, once common in early cars, motorcycles, and aircraft engines
The vintage motorcycle needed a new mag before it would even start.
那輛老摩托車需要換新的磁電機才能發動。
abbreviation for magneto in mechanical contexts
Bao spent Saturday morning repairing the mag on his old farm tractor.
Bao 在星期六早上修理他舊農用拖拉機的磁電機。
collocation: 'repair the mag'
Small aircraft still rely on a mag system rather than modern electronic ignition.
小型飛機仍使用磁電機系統，而非現代電子點火裝置。
The old Cessna's mag failed mid-flight, so the pilot landed in a wheat field.
那架老 Cessna 的磁電機在空中故障，飛行員只好降落在麥田裡。
用法筆記
Mainly used among mechanics and in aviation. Always expand to 'magneto' in formal writing.
4. a short form of magnitude, used in science to mean the size, brightness, or stre
規模；星等
表示地震規模或天體亮度的縮寫
a short form of magnitude, used in science to mean the size, brightness, or strength of something, especially earthquakes and stars
The earthquake registered mag 7.2 and damaged hundreds of buildings across the city.
那場地震規模 7.2，摧毀了城市中數百棟建築。
abbreviation for magnitude in seismology
Astronomers recorded a star of mag 4.5 in the southern night sky.
天文學家在南天記錄到一顆星等 4.5 的恆星。
Takeshi circled 'mag 6.4' on the seismograph printout while the lab windows rattled in Sendai.
Takeshi 在仙台實驗室的窗戶嘎嘎作響時，圈起了地震儀輸出上的 'mag 6.4'。
The aftershock measured mag 5.1 and still rattled windows across the town.
餘震測得規模 5.1，仍然震得全鎮窗戶嘎嘎作響。
用法筆記
Common in seismology and astronomy shorthand. Always expand to 'magnitude' in formal writing.