donee
/ˌdō-ˈnē/ (ame, mw)
donee — 名詞
1. a person who receives a gift of property or valuables through a formal legal doc
受贈人
正式接受他人贈與禮物者
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.
Beatrice 在姨婆的遺囑中被指定為唯一的受贈人。
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.
Lady Wen 的遺囑指定上海博物館為其私人收藏中三幅明代卷軸的受贈人。
Kwame, as the donee, had the right to sell or keep the gifted cottage.
Kwame 作為受贈人，有權出售或保留獲贈的小屋。
Farid, the charity's trustee, checked that every donee had signed the gift-acceptance form before the quarterly deadline.
該慈善機構的受託人 Farid 核對每位受贈人是否已在季度截止日前簽署了贈與接受書。
Harriet was surprised to learn she was the donee of a fund her old teacher had quietly set up.
Harriet 驚訝地發現自己竟是老師悄悄設立的基金的受贈人。
- 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
受捐者
接受他人捐贈器官或組織者
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.
腎臟移植的受捐者是一個名叫 Edmund 的十二歲男孩。
donee of the [organ] transplant
Nurse Paloma checked the donee's blood type against the donor's before the transfusion.
Paloma 護理師在輸血前核對了受捐者與捐贈者的血型。
Sister Esther, the transplant coordinator, kept the liver donor and the donee anonymous to each other for a full year.
移植協調員 Esther 修女讓肝臟捐贈者與受捐者彼此匿名了整整一年。
Deepak became a bone-marrow donee after his younger sister proved to be a match.
Deepak 在妹妹證實配對成功後，成為骨髓受捐者。
Hiroshi, the donee of the heart transplant, walked out of the hospital three weeks after surgery.
心臟移植的受捐者 Hiroshi 術後三週就步行出院了。
- 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
承受人；受益人
獲授予金錢、權力等利益者
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.
Tariq 被鎮議會指定為一項罕見法律權力的承受人。
donee of a [legal right/power]
The foundation listed Nasreen as the donee of the annual research grant.
該基金會將 Nasreen 列為年度研究補助金的承受人。
As the donee of the settlement funds, Amara had to file extra tax documents.
Amara 作為和解金的承受人，必須申報額外的稅務文件。
By court order, the research institute became donee of the patent and gained the right to produce the generic vaccine.
依法院命令，該研究機構成為專利的承受人，並獲得生產通用疫苗的權利。
The tribunal named Min-jun as donee of a lifetime right to occupy the cottage on the common land.
裁決委員會指定 Min-jun 為公有地上小屋的終身居住權的承受人。
- 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.