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单词 preachee
释义

preacheen.

Brit. /priːˈtʃiː/, U.S. /priˈtʃi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: preach v., -ee suffix1.
Etymology: < preach v. + -ee suffix1.
A person preached to; a person to whom a sermon or exhortation is addressed.
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1806 Sporting Mag. 28 237 The preachee and flogee, in the late assault and battery case.
1864 J. R. Green Let. 15 Mar. (1901) 141 Preaching implies some common understanding between preacher and preachee.
1929 Coshocton (Ohio) Tribune 20 Jan. 4/6 The preaching of this virtue, like so many other forms of preaching, often disguised itself in terms of promises of personal salvation to the preachee.
2004 St. John's (Newfoundland) Telegram (Nexis) 8 Dec. a15 I'm the preacher and you're the preachee. So listen up.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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