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."
例文
1. All their beds were distinctive ; Mac 'swas an iron affair with brass knobs.
彼らのベッドはそれぞれ特色があり、マークのベッドは球形の真鍮の柱頭を持つ鉄のやつだ。
2.Tell Mac to siphon petrol out of his wagon.
マークに車のガソリンを抜かせた。
3.Take a mac to keep the rain off.
レインコートを持って雨を防ぐ。
4.TDMA-based MAC protocol is inherently collision free but it has poor scalability.
TDMAに基づく MAC プロトコルは固有の省エネ特性を持っているが、その拡張性は劣っている。
5.This simple app generates a MAC address for Ethernet cards.