🇬🇧🇨🇳 trustee - 受托人 : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "trustee" ("受托人"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A trustee is a grown-up who is trusted to look after money or property that belongs to someone else, and must use it carefully and honestly, like a super-responsible money babysitter.
Mom made Aunt Sara the trustee of my lemonade-stand money, and Aunt Sara immediately paid herself one cup of lemonade as a ‘management fee.’
We made Dad the trustee of the Halloween candy, and he said a ‘small storage fee’ was required, which looked a lot like him eating all the chocolate bars.
At recess we picked a trustee for the soccer ball, and he carried it like it was a royal egg that must never touch the mud.
My mom said she’d be trustee of my chore money until I’m older, but I’m pretty sure she’s investing it in ‘Mom’s Secret Chocolate Fund.’
I chose my little brother as trustee of my video games, and now he walks around saying, ‘I control the power,’ in a tiny evil villain voice.
Old Sara left her small house to her grandson and named Tom trustee. The trustee received a key, counted the money, paid bills, and fixed the roof. The trustee sat with the boy, telling stories while saving coins. The boy hugged the trustee; the trustee wiped a tear, quietly relieved.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C1 Advanced
This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.
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