Word · Frequency #29016
portmanteau
手提箱；旅行皮箱
a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
- 1.
A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
一种通常由皮革制成的大旅行箱,分为两个相等的部分。
- 2.
A word formed by putting two words together and thereby their meaning.
通过将两个词组合在一起形成的词,并结合它们的意义。
- 3.
A portmanteau film.
拼盘电影。
一种通常由皮革制成的大旅行箱,分为两个相等的部分。；通过将两个词组合在一起形成的词,并结合它们的意义。；拼盘电影。；手提箱
In use
He packed his heavy portmanteau the night before the train departed.
The old portmanteau was too worn for another journey, but she kept it as a memento.
She bought a sturdy portmanteau for her long voyage by ship.
a portmanteau
She stored her belongings in a portmanteau.
她把物品存放在手提箱里。
portmanteau + n
常用于语言学，指由两个词合并而成的新词。
Blog is a portmanteau term from web and log.
博客是网络和日志的合成词。
a portmanteau of X and Y
Connections
Collocations
- portmanteau word
- 混成词
- “Brunch” is a portmanteau word formed from “breakfast” and “lunch”.“Brunch”是由“breakfast”和“lunch”组成的混成词。
- portmanteau film
- 拼盘电影
- The festival opened with a portmanteau film made by five directors.电影节以一部由五位导演共同创作的拼盘电影开幕。
- leather portmanteau
- 皮革旅行箱
- He carried his clothes in a large leather portmanteau.他把衣服装在一个大皮革旅行箱里。
- pack a portmanteau
- 收拾旅行箱
- She packed her portmanteau the night before the journey.她在旅行前一晚收拾好了旅行箱。
Pop culture & quotes
- You see it's like a portmanteau—there are two meanings packed up into one word.
- 你看,这就像一个混成词——两个意思被塞进一个词里。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：port（携）+ manteau（外套）→ 对开旅行箱装外套；又像两个词拼成一个词，两半合一。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：语言学讨论、历史或文学叙述、影视评论 该词在不同语境中语域差异较大：作为“旅行皮箱”义已较陈旧，多出现在历史或文学描写；作为“混成词”义是语言学术语，常见于学术或科普语境；作为“拼盘电影”义多用于影视批评。日常口语中较少见，请根据具体语境判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
portmanteau is stressed on the second syllable: /pɒːtˈmæntəʊ/. plateau /ˈplætəʊ/ and chateau /ˈʃætəʊ/ match the final unstressed /təʊ/ sound of 'manteau'. tableau /ˈtæbləʊ/ and bureau /ˈbjʊərəʊ/ look like -eau words but end in /bləʊ/ and /rəʊ/; faux /fəʊ/ and beau /bəʊ/ share only the vowel /əʊ/. None of these is a full rhyme with 'portmanteau'.
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.