portmanteau

英 [pɔːtˈmæntəʊ]

美 [pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ]

n.  两格式旅行衣箱
adj.  综合的; 复合式的

复数：portmanteaus　

BNC.29016 / COCA.39719

牛津词典

noun

• 两格式旅行衣箱
  a large heavy suitcase that opens into two parts

adj.

• 综合的；复合式的
  consisting of a number of different items that are combined into a single thing
  1. a portmanteau course
     综合课程
  2. ‘Depression’ is a portmanteau condition.
     “忧郁症”是一种综合症状。

英英释义

noun

• a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
  Synonym:GladstoneGladstone bag
• a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
  1. `smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'
  2. `motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'
  3. `brunch' is a well-known portmanteau
  Synonym:blendportmanteau word

双语例句

• "Bromance" is a portmanteau, a combination of the words "brother" and "romance".
  Bromance这个词是brother（兄弟）和romance（爱情）两个单词的合成词形式。
• The most difficult part in Finnegans Wake is the self-made words which include portmanteau words, transformed words, combined words and nomenclatures which are used ungrammatically and arbitrarily.
  《芬尼根的守灵》中最难的就是乔伊斯自造的词语，包括混成词、变形词、组合词以及以不合语法的方式任意插入的外来词和专有名词。
• The word e-tailer is a portmanteau word derived from'electronic'and'retailer ', in a similar way to'e-mail'.
  E-tailer是electronic和retailer两个词组合而成的，与e-mail这个词的构成方式一样。
• The official secrets act was described as a piece of portmanteau legislation, covering everything from nuclear weapons to army boots.
  《官方保密法》被描述为一个内容庞杂的立法，涵盖了从核武器到军靴的一切东西。
• Generative Mechanism of Portmanteau Sentence
  溶合句的生成机制
• For those with a grammatical bent, the addition of a conjunction transforms the word strategic from an adjective describing the economic dialogue into a portmanteau adjective describing anything Hillary Clinton damn well wants.
  对那些看重语法的人而言，添加一个连词，就把战略从一个描述经济对话的形容词，转变成可以表述希拉里克林顿（HillaryClinton）渴求的任何东西的一个复合形容词。
• The name Wikipedia is a portmanteau of the words wiki ( a type of collaborative website) and encyclopedia.
  Wikipedia这个名称是由单词wiki（一种协作式站点）和encyclopedia组合而成。
• There are some worthless articles of clothing in the old portmanteau.
  在那口旧皮箱里，放着几件不值钱的衣物。
• Stuffing shirts into his portmanteau.
  把衬衣塞进他的旅行箱。
• These may be called male engagement rings or mengagement rings, which is a portmanteau of "man" and "engagement ring".
  这种女方送给男方的订婚戒指叫做男士订婚戒（maleengagementring或者mengagementring），mengagementring是man（男士）和engagementring（订婚戒）两个词的合成形式。