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portmanteau是什么意思

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portmanteau 是什么意思

名词复数:portmanteaus   

中文翻译与英英解释

n.
(pl. portmanteaus, portmanteaux )
1.(两开绞合)旅行皮包[皮箱]。
2.〔比喻〕(两词音义合并的)混成词〔=portmanteau word 如 Oxbridge 由 Oxford 和 Cambridge 二字组成〕。
adj.
多用途的;多性质的。
a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
同义词:Gladstone, Gladstone bag,

a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings; "`smog'' is a blend of `smoke'' and `fog''"; "`motel'' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor'' and `hotel''"; "`brunch'' is a well-known portmanteau"
同义词:blend, portmanteau word,

A portmanteau (, ; plural portmanteaux or portmanteaus) or portmanteau word is a combination of two (or more) words or morphemes, and their definitions, into one new word. Derived from portmanteau luggage, which has two compartments, such a word generally fuses both the sounds and the meanings of its components, as in smog, coined by blending smoke and fog, or the term "wurly" to describe hair that is both wavy and curly.

例句与用法

1.I rang the bell, and directed my servant to pack my portmanteau .
我打了铃,吩咐听差把我的旅行皮包收拾好。

2.There are some worthless articles of clothing in the old portmanteau .
在那口旧皮箱里,放着几件不值钱的衣物。

3.He always carries this portmanteau with him when he goes abroad
出国时他总是带著这个旅行箱。

4.Now , the portmanteau - let us make haste - the portmanteau !
来,收拾提包,我们赶快吧,收拾提包! ”

5.I have but one portmanteau .
我只带了一个旅行皮包。 ”

6.Louise pressed with all the strength of her little hands on the top of the portmanteau
罗茜用尽她所有的气力压那只提包的盖子。

7." there now , " said eug nie , " while i change my costume do you lock the portmanteau .
“现在, ”欧热妮说, “我换衣服,你锁上那只提包。 ”

8.At its best , it is a compendious , portmanteau - like repository that captures “ the concrete , everyday , corporeal nature of life ”
最好的小说语言简明,却能包罗万象,抓住日常生活真实、具体而实在的本质。

9.She returned to louise , took up the portmanteau , which she had placed for a moment on the ground , and they reached the archway under the shadow of the wall
她回到罗茜那儿,提起那只放在地上的旅行提包,两人顺着墙根走到门廊下。

10.And the young girl , kneeling on the top , pressed the two parts of the portmanteau together , and mademoiselle d armilly passed the bolt of the padlock through
于是那青年女郎膝盖顶在提包盖上,把提包的箱盖盖好,而亚密莱小姐则把锁插到锁臼里。

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