給資源的人
最一般的「給的人」,給出去的是自己名下的財物。
giver of money/aid · noun · C2
A person, group, or country that gives something, especially money, to help an organization, a charity, or another country.
捐助者
The one who gives — the hand that hands something over, freely, to someone who needs it. The word names the giver, not the gift.
English donor comes through Anglo-Norman donour / Old French doneur from Latin donare 'to give (as a gift)', built on donum 'a gift' — so the word literally names 'the one who gifts', which is exactly the modern picture.
這個字從中古英文 donoure 經古法文 doneur 一路上溯到拉丁文 donare(贈與),字根 donum 就是「禮物」。所以 donor 字面上就是「送禮物的那個人」——現代的用法其實一直沒離開這個畫面:無論給的是錢還是血,關鍵都是「當作禮物送出去」,不是賣、不是換。
Wiktionary, entry "donor" (etymology: Anglo-Norman donour < Old French doneur < Latin donator, from donare)
Two branches
給資源的人
最一般的「給的人」,給出去的是自己名下的財物。
giver of money/aid · noun · C2
A person, group, or country that gives something, especially money, to help an organization, a charity, or another country.
捐助者
給身體的人
同樣是「給的人」,只是拿出來的不是身外之物,而是自己身體的一部分。
blood/organ donor · noun · C2
Someone who gives blood or a body organ so that doctors can use it to treat another person.
捐贈者
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
donornoun/ˈdəʊnə/
One who makes a donation.
An object, typically broken beyond repair, that is used for spare parts.
chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesA group or molecule that donates either a radical, electrons or a moiety in a chemical reaction. Compare acceptor.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。