addressee
gb/ˌædɹɛsˈi/ us/ˌædɹɛsˈi/
C1
英语
义项
0 个义项
名词
formal
C1
entity
1
person named as recipient
the person who should receive a letter or email
用法模式：
the addressee of [a letter/email/package]
常见错误：
Do not confuse addressee (receiver) with sender (person who sends).
近义词
recipient (More general and much more common in everyday English.)
反义词
sender (The person who sends the letter, email, or package.)
搭配
intended addressee
|correct addressee
|wrong addressee
|named addressee
|addressee details
|addressee information
|addressee address
|addressee name
|addressee field
|addressee line
主题
communication
|business
|writing
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- I wrote the wrong addressee on the envelope.
- The addressee is my teacher.
名词
formal
C1
entity
2
intended recipient of a message
the person the message is meant for
用法模式：
[something] is intended for the addressee
常见错误：
Addressee is often used for a person, not for an organization as a whole unless it clearly stands for a person/office receiving it.
近义词
intended recipient (A clearer, more explicit phrase; common in formal writing.)
|
target (Less personal; often used for marketing or criticism rather than mail.)
反义词
originator (The person who creates or sends the message.)
搭配
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
主题
communication
|business
|writing
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- The addressee of this email is my manager.
名词
technical
C2
entity
3
listener or reader being addressed
in linguistics: the person you talk or write to
用法模式：
speaker and addressee
常见错误：
In everyday English, people usually say listener, audience, or reader instead of addressee.
近义词
hearer (Common technical synonym in linguistics for spoken interaction.)
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interlocutor (Broader: any participant in the conversation, not necessarily the one being directly addressed.)
反义词
speaker (The person producing the utterance (the addressor).)
搭配
speaker and addressee
|addressor and addressee
|the addressee role
|addressee interpretation
|addressee-oriented
|addressee design
|addressee uptake
|addressee perspective
|addressee knowledge
|addressee response
主题
language
|education
|technical
例句
- 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.
语法
词典原形
addressee
IPA
GB/ˌædɹɛsˈi/
US/ˌædɹɛsˈi/
音节与重音
ad - dress - ee （3 个音节）
Stress on 3rd syllable (ee)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: addressee
- Plural: addressees
词族
Forms
addressees
noun
Core family
address
noun A1
Related words
addresser
noun
addressable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
unaddressed
adjective
相关表达
addressee unknown
1/ˌædɹɛsˈi ʌnnˈoʊn/
fixed phrase
formal
recipient cannot be identified
the person is not known at that address
例句
- 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
例句
- 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
例句
- 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
例句
- 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
例句
- I’m sorry—this was sent to the wrong addressee.
- The contract was emailed to the wrong addressee and had to be recalled.