describeen.

Brit.

/dᵻˌskrʌɪˈbiː/, U.S.

/dəˌskraɪˈbi/,

/diˌskraɪˈbi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: describe v., -ee suffix¹.

Etymology: < describe v. + -ee suffix¹, after describer n.

rare.

1. A person to whom someone or something is described.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > hearer or listener

hearera1340

hearkener1340

auditorc1386

intelligent1508

audient1550

listener1611

auditress1667

harker1825

describee1830

sayeea1902

1830 B. Disraeli Let. 25 Aug. in Home Lett. (1885) 50 Description is always a bore, both to the describer and to the describee.

1974 J. L. Adams Conceptual Blockbusting v. 73 The describer knows exactly what he is trying to describe, and the describee often naturally assumes that he understands exactly what the other man is describing.

2. A person who is described.

ΚΠ

1918 Bull. Photogr. 3 July 3/2 Try describing one person to another and then bid your hearer go pick your describee out of a crowd.

2004 P. Dutcher-Walls Jezebel i. 8 What is said about characters by other characters? What does this indirect description say about the describer and/or the describee?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	describee
释义	describeen. Brit. /dᵻˌskrʌɪˈbiː/, U.S. /dəˌskraɪˈbi/, /diˌskraɪˈbi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: describe v., -ee suffix¹. Etymology: < describe v. + -ee suffix¹, after describer n. rare. 1. A person to whom someone or something is described. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > hearer or listener hearera1340 hearkener1340 auditorc1386 intelligent1508 audient1550 listener1611 auditress1667 harker1825 describee1830 sayeea1902 1830 B. Disraeli Let. 25 Aug. in Home Lett. (1885) 50 Description is always a bore, both to the describer and to the describee. 1974 J. L. Adams Conceptual Blockbusting v. 73 The describer knows exactly what he is trying to describe, and the describee often naturally assumes that he understands exactly what the other man is describing. 2. A person who is described. ΚΠ 1918 Bull. Photogr. 3 July 3/2 Try describing one person to another and then bid your hearer go pick your describee out of a crowd. 2004 P. Dutcher-Walls Jezebel i. 8 What is said about characters by other characters? What does this indirect description say about the describer and/or the describee? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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