| 单词 | nee |
| 释义 | nee (once / 3943 pages) adj Use the word nee when you refer to a person's original, birth name. If your neighbor was Mary Jones until she got married to Larry White, you could introduce her to someone else as "Mary White, nee Jones." If a woman marries and adopts her husband's last name, her former name becomes a thing of the past. If your grandmother's maiden name was "Smith," describe her as nee Smith. This works when people change their names for reasons other than marriage as well. Nee comes from the French née, the feminine past participle of naitre, "to be born." WORD FAMILYnee: neely, neer USAGE EXAMPLES“These videos are very significant because they are aggressively sending a message to the rights defense and human rights lawyers community,” Nee said. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) Wildcats spokesman Tony Neely announced the switch before Saturday’s game. Washington Times(Nov 19, 2016) It reported that the former South Pointe High star Cory Neely led Marshall in tackles, with 11, in a loss to Old Dominion. New York Times(Nov 10, 2016) adj (meaning literally `born') used to indicate the maiden or family name of a married woman Hillary Clinton nee Rodham Syn heritable, inheritable capable of being inherited |
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