addressee

IPA/ˌædreˈsiː/
KK[ˌædrɛsˈi]IPA/ˌædreˈsiː/

addressee — 名詞

  • addresseesingular
  • addresseesplural

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

1.名詞B2
釋義

收件人

信件或包裹的指定收件對象

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.

郵局退回了包裹，因為收件人已搬家，沒有留下轉寄地址。

typical scenario: returned mail after relocation

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

Mei-Lin 在信封上看到自己的名字，就知道她是指定的收件人。

collocation: intended addressee

常見搭配
  • intended addressee
  • correct addressee
  • named addressee
  • the addressee's name
  • the addressee's address
  • the addressee of the letter/parcel/package
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.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • directly (the addressee must sign directly)

常用片語

  • the named addressee
  • the intended addressee
  • the correct addressee

介系詞搭配

  • of (the addressee of the letter)