donee
/ˌdō-ˈnē/ (ame, mw)
donee — noun
1. a person who receives a gift of property or valuables through a formal legal doc
a person who receives a gift of property or valuables through a formal legal document such as a will or a trust deed
Beatrice was named as the sole donee in her great-aunt's last will.
named as the donee in [legal document]
Lady Wen's will named the Shanghai Museum as donee of three Ming-dynasty scrolls from her private collection.
Kwame, as the donee, had the right to sell or keep the gifted cottage.
Farid, the charity's trustee, checked that every donee had signed the gift-acceptance form before the quarterly deadline.
Harriet was surprised to learn she was the donee of a fund her old teacher had quietly set up.
- recipient
more general; used in everyday contexts as well as formal ones
- beneficiary
stresses receiving a benefit, often from a will or insurance
- grantee
used when something is formally granted, such as a right or a title
- donor
the person who gives the gift or makes the transfer
文法句型
donee + of + gift/property
用法筆記
Always used in formal or legal settings; paired with 'donor' (the person who gives the gift). The donee is the receiver, never the giver.
常見錯誤
2. a person who receives donated biological material — such as blood, an organ, or
a person who receives donated biological material — such as blood, an organ, or skin tissue — during a medical procedure
The donee of the kidney transplant was a twelve-year-old boy named Edmund.
donee of the [organ] transplant
Nurse Paloma checked the donee's blood type against the donor's before the transfusion.
Sister Esther, the transplant coordinator, kept the liver donor and the donee anonymous to each other for a full year.
Deepak became a bone-marrow donee after his younger sister proved to be a match.
Hiroshi, the donee of the heart transplant, walked out of the hospital three weeks after surgery.
- recipient
broader term; 'transplant recipient' is the common everyday phrase
- transplant patient
used in hospital settings; stresses the person's medical status
- donor
the person who gives blood, an organ, or tissue
文法句型
donee + of + organ/transplant/graft
用法筆記
Limited to medical settings involving donated biological material. Distinguish from sense 1 (gifts) and sense 3 (legal rights or funds).
常見錯誤
3. a person or organisation that is formally granted a right, power, benefit, or su
a person or organisation that is formally granted a right, power, benefit, or sum of money through an official ruling, settlement, or legal proceeding
Tariq was named the donee of a rare legal power granted by the town council.
donee of a [legal right/power]
The foundation listed Nasreen as the donee of the annual research grant.
As the donee of the settlement funds, Amara had to file extra tax documents.
By court order, the research institute became donee of the patent and gained the right to produce the generic vaccine.
The tribunal named Min-jun as donee of a lifetime right to occupy the cottage on the common land.
- beneficiary
more common in everyday English; emphasises receiving a benefit
- grantee
narrower; only for something formally granted by an authority
- recipient
the most general term; works in nearly all contexts
文法句型
donee + of + power/benefit/funds
用法筆記
The broadest sense of 'donee'. Use it when the thing received is neither a personal gift (sense 1) nor biological material (sense 2). Often appears in legal documents about trusts, settlements, or powers of appointment.