There was something undefined and complete, coming into existence before Heaven and Earth.

有物成，先天地生。

Where does the idea of portmanteaus come from?

成词概念从何而来？

Take the portmanteaus you learned today and try to use them in sentences.

把今天成词用在句子中。

So how did a suitcase come to mean all blend words in English?

那么，手提箱在英语中是如何表示所有成词呢？

This is is a blend of “teen” and “between.”

这是“青少年”和“中间”成词。

Thrown out on the winds it became twined in with them, and with them it flew away.

它被抛向劲风，和风声成一体，然后随风一齐飞去。

Portmanteaus are blend words in English.

成词是英语中合词。

These words are portmanteaus — words that are formed by combining parts of two separate words.

这些词都是成词——由两个独立单词一部分组合而成单词。

“Barbenheimer” is a blend word of the movies “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer.”

“芭本海默”是电影《芭比》和《奥本海默》成词。

We will also learn about their history and find out some common portmanteaus in English.

我们还将了解它们历史，并找出一些常见英语成词。

In this week's Everyday Grammar, we will learn more about how portmanteaus are created.

在本周《每日语法》中，我们将习更多关于成词是如何产生内容。

In the poem, Carroll makes up several blend words.

在这首诗中，卡罗尔编造了几个成词。

In his follow-up book Though the Looking Glass, Carroll wrote about the idea of portmanteaus.

在他后续著作《镜中奇遇》中，卡罗尔写了成词概念。

Let's look at some common portmanteaus.

让我们来看一些常见成词。

Portmanteaus can be nouns, verbs or adjectives.

成词可以是名词、动词或形容词。

This portmanteau means the age in between childhood and the teenage years, or around 10 to 12 years old.

这个成词意思是童年和青少年之间年龄，或者大约 10 12 岁。

Work my way up until I own the place?

埋头工作 成厂长？

You brought your adoration and your portmanteau here together.

你把你崇拜和你成词带了这里。

He answers, “You see, it's like a portmanteau — there are two meanings packed up into one word.”

他回答说，“你看，这就像一个成词——一个词包含了两个意思。”

Portmanteaus have an interesting history in the English language.

成词在英语中有着有趣历史。