addressee
gb/ˌædɹɛsˈi/ us/ˌædɹɛsˈi/
C1
Anh
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
formal
C1
entity
1
person named as recipient
the person who should receive a letter or email
Mẫu sử dụng:
the addressee of [a letter/email/package]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Do not confuse addressee (receiver) with sender (person who sends).
Từ đồng nghĩa
recipient (More general and much more common in everyday English.)
Từ trái nghĩa
sender (The person who sends the letter, email, or package.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
intended addressee
|correct addressee
|wrong addressee
|named addressee
|addressee details
|addressee information
|addressee address
|addressee name
|addressee field
|addressee line
Chủ đề
communication
|business
|writing
Ví dụ
- If the addressee has moved, the letter will be returned to the sender.
- Please double-check the addressee before you hit send.
- The package was delivered to the wrong addressee.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I wrote the wrong addressee on the envelope.
- The addressee is my teacher.
Danh từ
formal
C1
entity
2
intended recipient of a message
the person the message is meant for
Mẫu sử dụng:
[something] is intended for the addressee
Lỗi thường gặp:
Addressee is often used for a person, not for an organization as a whole unless it clearly stands for a person/office receiving it.
Từ đồng nghĩa
intended recipient (A clearer, more explicit phrase; common in formal writing.)
|
target (Less personal; often used for marketing or criticism rather than mail.)
Từ trái nghĩa
originator (The person who creates or sends the message.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
the intended addressee
|reach the addressee
|contact the addressee
|inform the addressee
|notify the addressee
|the message's addressee
|the document's addressee
|the email's addressee
|the addressee list
|the addressee group
Chủ đề
communication
|business
|writing
Ví dụ
- The memo was leaked before it reached its addressee.
- This warning is addressed to the addressee only and should not be forwarded.
- If you are not the addressee, please delete the email.
Ví dụ cho người học
- The addressee of this email is my manager.
Danh từ
technical
C2
entity
3
listener or reader being addressed
in linguistics: the person you talk or write to
Mẫu sử dụng:
speaker and addressee
Lỗi thường gặp:
In everyday English, people usually say listener, audience, or reader instead of addressee.
Từ đồng nghĩa
hearer (Common technical synonym in linguistics for spoken interaction.)
|
interlocutor (Broader: any participant in the conversation, not necessarily the one being directly addressed.)
Từ trái nghĩa
speaker (The person producing the utterance (the addressor).)
Cụm từ đi kèm
speaker and addressee
|addressor and addressee
|the addressee role
|addressee interpretation
|addressee-oriented
|addressee design
|addressee uptake
|addressee perspective
|addressee knowledge
|addressee response
Chủ đề
language
|education
|technical
Ví dụ
- In pragmatics, meaning depends on the relationship between speaker and addressee.
- The pronoun choice signals how the speaker positions the addressee.
- The addressee may infer information that is not stated explicitly.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
addressee
IPA
GB/ˌædɹɛsˈi/
US/ˌædɹɛsˈi/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
ad - dress - ee (3 âm tiết)
Stress on 3rd syllable (ee)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: addressee
- Plural: addressees
Họ từ
Forms
addressees
noun
Core family
address
noun A1
Related words
addresser
noun
addressable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unaddressed
adjective
Cách diễn đạt
addressee unknown
1/ˌædɹɛsˈi ʌnnˈoʊn/
fixed phrase
formal
recipient cannot be identified
the person is not known at that address
Ví dụ
- The envelope came back stamped 'Addressee unknown.'
- The courier marked the delivery attempt as 'addressee unknown.'
addressor and addressee
1/ˈædɹˈɛsɚ ˈænd ˌædɹɛsˈi/
fixed phrase
technical
sender and person addressed
in linguistics: the speaker/writer and the person they speak/write to
Ví dụ
- Politeness strategies vary with the relative status of addressor and addressee.
- The study models how context shapes meaning for both addressor and addressee.
intended addressee
1/ɪntˈɛndɪd ˌædɹɛsˈi/
fixed phrase
formal
the person it is meant for
the person who should receive it
Ví dụ
- Please make sure this attachment goes to the intended addressee.
- The message never reached the intended addressee because of a typo in the email address.
original addressee
1/ɚˈɪd͡ʒənəl ˌædɹɛsˈi/
fixed phrase
formal
the first named recipient
the person it was first sent to
Ví dụ
- The letter was forwarded to me by the original addressee.
- Please confirm whether you are the original addressee of this notice.
wrong addressee
1/ɹˈɔŋ ˌædɹɛsˈi/
fixed phrase
formal
someone who should not receive it
the person who got it by mistake
Ví dụ
- I’m sorry—this was sent to the wrong addressee.
- The contract was emailed to the wrong addressee and had to be recalled.