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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary do·nor ETYMOLOGY Middle English donoure, from Anglo-French doneur, from Latin donator, from donare DATE 15th century 1. one that gives, donates, or presents something 2. one used as a source of biological material (as blood or an organ) 3. a. a compound capable of giving up a part (as an atom, chemical group, or subatomic particle) for combination with an acceptor b. an impurity added to a semiconductor to increase the number of mobile electrons English Etymology donor c.1439, from Anglo-Fr. donour, from O.Fr . doneur, from L.donatorem (nom. donator), from donare "give as a gift" (see donation). Of blood, from 1910; of organs or tissues, from 1918.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 donor donor / 5dEunE(r); NAmE 5dou- / noun1. a person or an organization that makes a gift of money, clothes, food, etc. to a charity, etc. 捐赠者；捐赠机构: international aid donors (= countries which give money, etc. to help other countries) 国际援助国 She is six of the charity's main donors. 她是这一慈善机构的主要捐赠者之一。 2. a person who gives blood or a part of his or her body to be used by doctors in medical treatment 献血者；器官捐献者: a blood donor 献血者 The heart transplant will take place as soon as a suitable donor can be found. 一找到合适的捐献者即可进行心脏移植手术。 donor organs 捐献的器官 a donor card (= a card that you carry giving permission for doctors to use parts of your body after your death) 器官捐献卡(持有者同意死后将器官捐献) Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English donor noun 1 gives a part of their body ADJ. blood (transfusion), bone marrow, kidney, organ, etc. | potential | suitable The operation will go ahead as soon as a suitable donor can be found. DONOR + VERB donate sth, give sth Donors give blood twice a year. DONOR + NOUN blood, organ Donor organs are constantly required for transplant operations. | card 2 gives money/goods ADJ. anonymous The charity received £50,000 from an anonymous donor. | aid Japan has been one of the country's biggest aid donors. DONOR + VERB give sth, make a donation, pledge sth Donors pledged a total of $1,000 million in relief aid. DONOR + NOUN country, government loans from rich donor countries to developing nations OLT donor noun ⇨ sponsor Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged do·nor \ˈdōnə(r) also ˈdōˌnȯ(ə)r or ˈdōˌnȯ(ə) sometimes ˈdänə(r) or dōˈnȯ-\noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French doneur, from Latin donator — more at donator 1. : one that gives, donates, or presents < a donor of funds to research foundations > < a list of paintings and the donors > a. : one that confers a power for execution — opposed to donee b. : one used as a source of biological material < a donor of blood for transfusion > < a donor of a chromosome complex to a hybrid > < a donor of a tissue for transplantation > 2. chemistry : a substance capable of giving up part of itself (as an atom, radical, or elementary particle) for combination with another substance < water may act as a hydrogen donor > < adenosine triphosphate is a phosphate donor > < an amine with its unshared electrons is an electron donor > — compare acceptor 33. : an impurity that yields a limited supply of mobile electrons that contribute to the conductivity of a semiconducting material — compare acceptor 4c |
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