portmanteau 的 2 个定义
plural port·man·teaus, port·man·teaux [pawrt-man-tohz, -toh; pawrt-man-tohz, -toh,]. /pɔrtˈmæn toʊz, -toʊ; ˌpɔrt mænˈtoʊz, -ˈtoʊ,/.
- Chiefly British. a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
- Linguistics. Also called port·man·teau word .a word that combines the form and meaning of two or more other words; a blend. Also called port·man·teau morph .a phonological unit of more than one morpheme, as French au from à to + le masculine article, which realizes a preposition and the definite article; a single morph that is analyzed as representing two underlying morphemes.
- something that combines or blends several items, features, or qualities: I've gathered a portmanteau of ideas from my colleagues.
- combining or blending several items, features, or qualities: a portmanteau film with two good stories.
portmanteau 近义词
suitcase
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- Whichever way you look at it, the are-they-or-aren't-they couple earned the portmanteau Brittana and a lot of attention.
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- The portmanteau was the sign of youth and progress; old-fashioned people stuck to the carpet bag.
- Such thoughts as these passed through the worthy officer's mind as he carefully packed his portmanteau.
- He had not even had the energy to finish his packing, and his clothes and papers lay on the floor about the portmanteau.
- When they saw my portmanteau (twenty-five pounds in weight), they were quite puzzled to know what to do with it.
- And he rose at once, reshouldered the portmanteau, and taking the candle in his other hand, moved forward to the Lodge.