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devisee

/ˌdɛvɪˈzi/ /ˌdɛvɪˈzeɪ/

Meanings
noun

受遗赠人

The person or entity to whom property is devised in a will.

Examples :

"In her will, Grandma named her eldest granddaughter as the devisee of her antique jewelry collection. "
在她的遗嘱里，奶奶指定她的大孙女为受遗赠人，继承她的古董珠宝收藏。
property law family person

Related Words

Illustration granddaughter

granddaughter noun

/ˈɡrændɔːtər/ /ˈɡrændɑːtər/

孙女，外孙女

"My daughter has a lovely granddaughter who attends the same school as her. "

我女儿有个可爱的孙女，和她上同一所学校。

Illustration collection

collection noun

/kəˈlɛkʃən/

收藏，聚集，汇集

"The asteroid belt consists of a collection of dust, rubble, and minor planets."

小行星带由聚集的尘埃、碎石和小行星构成。

Illustration eldest

eldest noun

/ˈɛldɪst/

老大，最年长的。

"The eldest in our class, Maria, is always willing to help her classmates. "

我们班里最年长的玛丽亚，总是很乐意帮助她的同学们。

Illustration devised

devised verb

/dɪˈvaɪzd/

设计，构思。

"to devise an argument; to devise a machine, or a new system of writing"

设计论点；构思机器，或者新的书写系统。

Illustration named

named verb

/neɪmd/ /ˈneɪmd/

命名，叫做，称为

"One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting."

一位名叫侯雨岗的游客说，他不太担心气候变化和白水台的融化。

Illustration person

person noun

/ˈpɜːsən/ /ˈpɝsən/

人， 人物， 个体。

"Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

每个人在身心方面都是独一无二的。

Illustration grandma

grandma noun

/ˈɡɹænmɑː/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandma always makes the best cookies. "

我的奶奶总是做最好吃的饼干。

Illustration jewelry

jewelry noun

/ˈdʒuːəlri/ /ˈdʒuːlri/

首饰，珠宝。

"She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed."

她身上佩戴的首饰比三个女人需要的加起来还多。

Illustration whom

whom pronoun

/huːm/

谁，哪一个

"To whom should I give this letter? "

这封信我应该交给谁？

Illustration antique

antique noun

/ænˈtiːk/

奇形怪状的雕像，滴水嘴兽

"The old stone building had a series of grotesque antique figures, or gargoyles, guarding its roof. "

那座古老的石质建筑屋顶上，有一系列奇形怪状的滴水嘴兽雕像，守护着它。

Illustration entity

entity noun

/ˈen.tɪ.ti/

实体，机构，单位

"The school district is a large entity with many departments. "

学区是一个拥有众多部门的大型机构。

Illustration property

property noun

/ˈpɹɒp.ət.i/ /ˈpɹɑp.ɚt.i/

财产，所有物

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

重要的财产类型包括不动产（土地），个人财产（其他有形物品）和知识产权（对艺术创作、发明等的权利）。