Old English hleo "shelter, cover, defense, protection," from Proto-Germanic *khlewaz (cognates: Old Norse hle, Danish l?, Old Saxon hleo, Dutch lij "lee, shelter"). No known cognates outside Germanic; original sense uncertain and might have been "warm" (compare German lau "tepid," Old Norse hly "shelter, warmth"), which might link it to PIE *kele- (1) "warm." Nautical sense "that part of the hemisphere to which the wind is directed" (c. 1400) is from the notion of the side of the ship opposite that which receives the wind as the sheltered side. As an adjective, 1510s, from the noun.
例文
1. Originally called Lili，she eventually shortened her name to Lee .
彼女はもともとLili（リリー）と呼ばれていたが、最後に彼女は名前を Lee （李）と略した。
2.The sea started to ease as we came under Cuba 's lee .
キューバの背風海岸に近づくと風波が静まり始めた。
3.As the equipment was unpacked，I led Lee around the overgrown garden.
設備を取り出した後、私は李を連れて草花のつるの庭を一周した。
4.I 'm sorry，but Miss Lee is resting and can 't be disturbed.
申し訳ありませんが、李さんは休んでいますので、邪魔してはいけません。
5. Lee has divided his time between flat-hunting and travelling.