compound word:复合词;由两个或更多独立词(或词根)组合而成、作为一个整体使用的词,如 notebook, blackboard, toothpaste。在不同语境下也可指“合成词/复合构词”。
/ˈkɑːmpaʊnd wɝːd/(美式常见)
/ˈkɒmpaʊnd wɜːd/(英式常见)
A notebook is a compound word.
“notebook”是一个复合词。
English has many compound words, some written as one word (toothbrush), some hyphenated (mother-in-law), and some written as two words (ice cream).
英语里有很多复合词:有的写成一个词(toothbrush),有的用连字符(mother-in-law),还有的写成两个词(ice cream)。
compound 源自拉丁语 componere(com- “一起” + ponere “放置”),本义是“把东西放在一起、组合”。word 源自古英语 word。合起来 compound word 就是“由词组合而成的词”,属于语言学里的常用术语。