| 词汇 | portmanteau-word |
| 释义 | portmanteau word noun[ C ] uk /pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ ˌwɜːd/ us /pɔːrtˈmæn.toʊ ˌwɝːd/ a word formed by combining two other words: 紧缩词，混合词，合并词 "Jeggings" is a portmanteau word formed from "jeans" and "leggings".“Jeggings”是由“jeans”和“leggings”组成的词语。 Synonym blend See also portmanteaunounold-fashioned Linguistics: morphology & parts of words -athon affix affixation agglutinate agglutinative analytic contraction interfix ion ism libfix monomorphemic monosyllabic morpheme suffix syllabify synthetic that'd that'll that's You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Linguistic terms & linguistic style Examples of portmanteau wordportmanteau word Its name is a portmanteauword derived from the words educational and excellence. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Its name is a portmanteauword combining cem from cement and esto from asbestos. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In fact, the portmanteauword "heterosexualism" has been used as an equivalent to sexism and racism. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The name of the instrument is a portmanteauword of trombone and bassoon. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The name is a portmanteauword that combines "gothic" and "rockabilly". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In this case the portmanteauword of carto-tank has been coined. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Shareware is a portmanteauword combining share and software. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Another portmanteauword, electrolier, was formed for these, but nowadays they are most commonly called chandeliers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many crosses can be described by more than one portmanteauword; since they are not breeds, any portmanteauword the owner or breeder wishes may be used. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In more recent slang, portmanteau words such as blaxploitation and ginormous have featured prominently. Carroll called such coinages 'portmanteau words', because you could pack two ideas into one container. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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