nee

IPA/neɪ/
KK[nˈi]IPA/neɪ/

nee — 形容詞

  • neepositive
  • neeercomparative
  • neeestsuperlative

1. used right after a married woman's full name to show what her original family su

1.形容詞C1
釋義

本姓

已婚女性姓名後，指示其娘家姓氏

used right after a married woman's full name to show what her original family surname was before she got married — for example, writing 'Iris Santoro, nee Bellini' tells the reader that her birth surname was Bellini.

例句

Yasmin Chen, nee Wang, opened a small bookstore in Taipei last spring.

陳雅詩（本姓王）去年春天在台北開了一家小書店。

standard pattern: [married name] + nee + [maiden name]

The letter was signed by Iris Santoro, nee Bellini, from Rome.

這封信是由來自羅馬的 Iris Santoro（本姓 Bellini）簽署的。

同義詞
  • born

    more common in everyday English ('Anna Chen, born Wang'); sounds less formal than nee

  • formerly

    broader in use — can refer to any previous name, not just a birth surname

文法句型

[married name] + nee + [maiden surname]

用法筆記

Always placed immediately after the married surname, never before it. The word is primarily used in writing — in obituaries, wedding announcements, formal biographies, and official documents. Some modern speakers consider it old-fashioned and prefer the phrase 'born' instead (e.g. 'Sarah Zhang, born Li').

常見錯誤

Mr. Chen, nee Wang
Mrs. Chen, nee Wang
nee refers only to a woman's birth surname; it is not used for men.
Nee Wang, Mrs. Chen
Mrs. Chen, nee Wang
nee must come after the married name, not before it.
Iris Santoro, nee Bellini, was born Bellini
Iris Santoro, nee Bellini
the nee phrase already states the birth name; adding 'was born' is redundant.

同根字

  • née
    形容詞C1