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单词 -ee
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Definition of -ee in English:

-ee

suffix
  • 1Forming nouns denoting the person affected directly or indirectly by the action of the formative verb.

    employee
  • 2Forming nouns denoting a person described as or concerned with.

    absentee
  • 3Forming nouns denoting an object of relatively smaller size.

    bootee

Origin

From Anglo-Norman French , from Latin -atus (past participial ending). Some forms are anglicized modern French nouns (e.g. refugee from réfugié).

 
 

Definition of -ee in US English:

-ee

suffix
  • 1Forming nouns denoting the person affected directly or indirectly by the action of the formative verb.

    employee
    lessee
  • 2Forming nouns denoting a person described as or concerned with.

    absentee
    patentee
  • 3Forming nouns denoting an object of relatively smaller size.

    goatee

Origin

From Anglo-Norman French -é, from Latin -atus (past participial ending). Some forms are anglicized modern French nouns (e.g. refugee from réfugié).

 
 
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