addressee

/ˌædreˈsiː/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌædreˈsiː/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌa-ˌdre-ˈsē ə-/ (ame, mw)

addressee — noun

  • addresseesingular
  • addresseesplural

1. the person whose name and delivery location are written on a letter, package, or

1.名詞B2
釋義

the person whose name and delivery location are written on a letter, package, or envelope so that the posted item reaches them

例句

The post office returned the parcel because the addressee had moved without leaving a forwarding address.

typical scenario: returned mail after relocation

Mei-Lin saw her own name on the envelope and knew she was the intended addressee.

collocation: intended addressee

同義詞
  • recipient

    broader — describes anyone who actually receives something, not just the named person on an item

  • consignee

    formal shipping/logistics term for the person legally entitled to take delivery of a shipment

  • receiver

    more general; can apply to signals, payments, phone calls, not restricted to posted items

反義詞
  • sender

    the person who sends or dispatches the item

  • addresser

    the person who writes the address on the item; less common and more formal than 'sender'

文法句型

the addressee of [something]

the intended/correct/named addressee

addressee's [name/address]

用法筆記

This noun appears mainly in formal or official contexts — postal forms, legal notices, shipping labels, and business correspondence. In everyday conversation, phrases like 'the person it was sent to' or 'the recipient' are more natural.

常見錯誤

❌I checked the email to see who the addressee was.
✅I checked the email to see who it was addressed to.
💡'addressee' is too formal for email and sounds unnatural in most digital contexts.
❌The addressee of the gift was happy to receive it.
✅The person who received the gift was happy.
💡when describing the actual receiver informally, use 'recipient' or a simpler phrase.