portmanteau word

n. [语]紧缩词, 混合词

词形变化：

名词复数: portmanteaus |

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【语】混合词; 合并词

portmanteau word

词形变化：

名词复数: portmanteaus |

portmanteau word1.■【语言学】(两词音义合并的)混合词，合并词，紧缩词(例如 smog 是由 smoke 和 fog 合并而成的；Oxbridge 是由 Oxford 和 Cambridge 合并而成的)2.■结合两词的音义而造成的词，合成词(如 motel 由 motor 和hotel 造成)

1. a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel or brunch
   缩合词，合并词（如motel或brunch)
   

1. portmanteau coined, in this sense, by Lewis Carroll in Through the Looking Glass (1871)
   

portmanteau word

名词 portmanteau word:

a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

同义词：blend, portmanteau

portmanteau word