- (formerly) a large travelling case made of stiff leather, esp one hinged at the back so as to open out into two compartments
- (modifier) embodying several uses or qualities: the heroine is a portmanteau figure of all the virtues
单词 | portmanteau |
释义 | WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 port•man•teau /pɔrtˈmæntoʊ, ˌpɔrtmænˈtoʊ/USA pronunciation n., pl. -teaus, -teaux WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
n. [countable]
adj.
port•man•teau (pôrt man′tō, pōrt-; pôrt′man tō′, pōrt′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -teaus, -teaux (-tōz, -tō, -tōz′, -tō′).USA pronunciation [Chiefly Brit.]
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: portmanteau /pɔːtˈmæntəʊ/ n ( pl -teaus, -teaux /
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