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a portmanteau
She stored her belongings in a portmanteau.
她把物品存放在手提箱里。
手提箱；旅行皮箱
portmanteaux — plural of portmanteau
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
手提箱；旅行皮箱
a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
She stored her belongings in a portmanteau.
她把物品存放在手提箱里。
一种通常由皮革制成的大旅行箱,分为两个相等的部分。
A large travelling case usually made of leather, and opening into two equal sections.
通过将两个词组合在一起形成的词,并结合它们的意义。
A word formed by putting two words together and thereby their meaning.
拼盘电影。
A portmanteau film.
He packed his heavy portmanteau the night before the train departed.
他在火车出发的前一晚收拾好了他那沉重的旅行皮箱。
The old portmanteau was too worn for another journey, but she kept it as a memento.
那只旧旅行皮箱破旧得无法再踏上旅途，但她还是把它留作纪念。
She bought a sturdy portmanteau for her long voyage by ship.
她为长途乘船旅行买了一只结实的旅行皮箱。
She stored her belongings in a portmanteau.
她把物品存放在手提箱里。
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。
Spork is a portmanteau of spoon and fork.
Spork是勺子和叉子的合成词。
Not this
She keeps her investment papers in a portmanteau.
Use this
She keeps her investment papers in a portfolio.
Portmanteau 意为手提箱，而 portfolio 才表示公文包或投资组合。学习者因发音相似而混淆。
Not this
I have two portmanteaux.
Use this
I have two portmanteaus.
Portmanteau 的复数形式是 portmanteaus，而非法语的 portmanteaux。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
你看,这就像一个混成词——两个意思被塞进一个词里。
In Lewis Carroll's 'Through the Looking-Glass', Humpty Dumpty explains that 'slithy' is a portmanteau of 'lithe' and 'slimy'.
在刘易斯·卡罗尔的《爱丽丝镜中奇遇记》中,蛋头先生解释说,'slithy'是'lithe'和'slimy'的混成词。
Use portmanteaux naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
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'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.