telethon
noun /ˈteləθɒn/
/ˈteləθɑːn/
- a very long television show, broadcast to raise money for charity
（为募捐播放的）长时间的电视节目，马拉松式电视节目 词源1940s (originally US): from tele- ‘at a distance’ + -thon on the pattern of marathon.
Wordfinder
- appeal
- benefit
- charity
- collection
- donation
- fundraiser
- handout
- telethon
- volunteer
- welfare
More Like This Blended or portmanteau wordsBlended or portmanteau words
- alcopop
- breathalyser
- bromance
- brunch
- chillax
- chugger
- docusoap
- edutainment
- greenwash
- guesstimate
- infomercial
- mechatronics
- metrosexual
- mockney
- motel
- multiplex
- pleather
- podcast
- robocall
- simulcast
- sitcom
- smog
- staycation
- telethon
- televangelist
- workaholic