1550s, from Middle French récipient (16c.) and directly from Latin recipientem (nominative recipiens), present participle of recipere (see receive). As an adjective from 1610s. Related: Recipience; recipiency.
实用例句
1. A suppressed immune system puts a transplant recipient at risk of other infections.
接受器官移植的病人免疫系统受到抑制后很可能会感染其他疾病。来自辞典例句
2. The postman spent almost a whole day looking for the recipient of the letter.
邮递员几乎花了整整一天时间寻找该信的收信人。来自辞典例句
3. The Phoumi regime became the recipient of American military aid.
富米政权成了美国军事援助的接受者.来自辞典例句
4. This is a blend of elements of the invading and recipient cultures.
这是入侵文化和接受文化两种成分的融合.来自辞典例句
5. Both electrons don't count for the donor and neither for the recipient.
