portmanteau

n. 手提箱 a. 多用的, 混合的

发音

UK /pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ/
US /pɔɹtˈmæn.toʊ/
US /ˌpɔɹt.mænˈtoʊ/
AU

词形变化

portmanteaus 复数 portmanteaux 复数 portmanteaued portmanteauing portmanteaus 三单 portmanteaus portmanteauing 现在分词 portmanteaued 过去式 portmanteaued 过去分词 portmanteau'd 过去式 portmanteau'd 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.

  2. 2.

    A schoolbag.

    澳大利亚 过时
  3. 3.

    A hook on which to hang clothing.

    古体
  4. 1.

    A word formed by putting two words together and thereby their meaning e.g. shrinkflation.

    语言学
  5. 2.

    A portmanteau film.

v.
  1. 1.

    To create a portmanteau word.

    及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Made by combining two (or more) words, stories, etc., in the manner of a linguistic portmanteau.

    定语 语言学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

blend Gladstone Gladstone bag portmanteau word

上位词 7

bag suitcase grip neologism coinage neology travelling bag

相关短语

portmanteau word n. 紧缩词, 混合词 portmanteau film portmanteau words portmanteau films portmanteau agreement

词源

From Middle French portemanteau (“coat stand”), from porte (“carries”, third-person singular present indicative of porter (“to carry”)) + manteau (“coat”), literally “[that which] carries coat”.

来源：wiktionary