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单词 staree
释义

stareen.

Brit. /stɛːˈriː/, U.S. /ˌstɛˈri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: stare v., -ee suffix1.
Etymology: < stare v. + -ee suffix1, after starer n.
rare before late 20th cent.
The person stared at; the object of a stare.Frequently contrasted with starer.
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1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. iii. 88 We were mutually agreeable to each other—I as starer, and she as staree.
1938 Times 1 Feb. 15/4 The observer feels sure that after her first good stare there is precious little that the starer does not know about the staree's dressmaker, hairdresser..and form at bridge.
1977 Jrnl. Soc. Psych. 103 52 The recorder..noted the number of attempts by the staree to establish eye contact with the starer.
2003 J. Ingram Velocity of Honey xviii. 139 At first the starer sat right behind the staree.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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