portmanteau word
音标发音
- 英式音标 [pɔːtˈmæn.təʊ ˌwɜːd]
- 美式音标 [pɔːrtˈmæn.toʊ ˌwɝːd]
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基本解释
- 混合词;合并词
英汉例句
- Well brunch is a portmanteau word which is when two words and their meanings are combined together to form a new word.
是一个合成词,也就是由两个单词组成一个新的单词。 - I’d experience a form of parental sorrow that should be endowed with a German portmanteau word, say, Mutterkinderwinterfahrenschade.
我体会到了一个德国旅行皮包上印的一行为人父母的悲哀的感受,那德文说:母子冬季驾驶要小心(?) - The addition of "Chindonesia", a portmanteau word which blends China, India and Indonesia, reflects the shifting focus of world trade.
新词“亚洲铁三角”(Chindonesia)这一合成词是由中国、印度和印度尼西亚三国的英语名称合并而成的,反映出了世界贸易中心的转移。
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双语例句
英英字典
- a word formed by combining two other words
- &rarranother name for blend