humanitarian
humanitarian
[hjʊˌmanɪˈtɛːrɪən]
adjective
humanitarianism
noun
语源
[hjʊˌmanɪˈtɛːrɪən]
adjective
- concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare
人道主义的；博爱的；慈善的
groups sending humanitarian aid.
提供人道主义援助的团体。
a humanitarian organization.
人道主义机构。
- a person who seeks to promote human welfare; a philanthropist
人道主义者；慈善家
humanitarianism
noun
语源
- early 19th cent.: from humanity + -arian
- Sentences such as this is the worst humanitarian disaster this country has seen are a loose use of the adjective humanitarian to mean ‘human’. This use is quite common, especially in journalism, but is not generally considered good style
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