释义 |
importee|ɪmpɔːˈtiː| [f. import v. + -ee1.] A person imported from abroad.
1858Carlyle Fredk. Gt. I. iv. vi. 445 Painter Pesne, a French Immigrant, or Importee,..was sent for. 1888Scottish Leader 19 Sept. 5 It was amongst the ‘importees’ that the row took place. 1955Caribbean Q. IV. i. 50 The most recent census, taken in 1946, counted..3,500 East Indians, descendants of indentured importees. |