portmanteau word

英 [pɔːtˈmæntəʊ wɜːd]

美 [pɔːrtˈmæntoʊ wɜːrd]

n.  缩合词，合并词(由一个词的词首和另一个词的词尾合成)

牛津词典

noun

• 缩合词，合并词（由一个词的词首和另一个词的词尾合成）
  a word that is invented by combining the beginning of one word and the end of another and keeping the meaning of each. For example motel is a portmanteau word that is a combination of motor and hotel .

英英释义

noun

• a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings
  1. `smog' is a blend of `smoke' and `fog'
  2. `motel' is a portmanteau word made by combining `motor' and `hotel'
  3. `brunch' is a well-known portmanteau
  Synonym:blendportmanteau

双语例句

• The second name is a portmanteau: Gallo is derived from the Latin word for rooster, gallus, while pavo is the Latin word for peacock.
  第二个词是一个混合词：Gallo来源拉丁词公鸡，pavo来源拉丁词孔雀。
• The word e-tailer is a portmanteau word derived from'electronic'and'retailer ', in a similar way to'e-mail'.
  E-tailer是electronic和retailer两个词组合而成的，与e-mail这个词的构成方式一样。