portmanteau
英 [p??t'm?nt??]
美[,pot'm?nto]
- n. 旅行皮箱；混成詞
- adj. 多用途的，多性質(zhì)的
英英釋意
- 1. 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"
- 2. a large travelling bag made of stiff leather