Mac的词源

英文词源

Mac

casual, generic term of address for a man, 1928, from Irish and Gaelic mac, a common element in Scottish and Irish names (literally "son of;" see Mac-); hence used generally from early 19c. for "a Celtic Irishman."

中文词源

Mac：伙计，老兄

用以称呼不知姓名的男子。来自爱尔兰语mac,义为son of.如：Macintosh,McCarthyism.

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