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humanitarian

adjective
 
🔊/hjuːˌmænɪˈteəriən/
🔊/hjuːˌmænɪˈteriən/
[usually before noun]
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  1.  
    connected with helping people who are suffering and improving the conditions that they are living in人道主义的（主张减轻人类苦难、改善人类生活）；慈善的
    • to provide humanitarian aid to the war zone给战区提供人道主义援助
    • humanitarian issues人道主义问题
    • a humanitarian organization慈善机构
    • They are calling for the release of the hostages on humanitarian grounds.他们站在人道主义立场要求释放人质。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    adverb
    • purely
    • essentially
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  2.  
    (especially in journalism尤用于新闻业) describing an event or situation that causes or involves a lot of human suffering, especially one that requires aid to be provided to a large number of people
    • a humanitarian crisis人道主义危机
    • These floods are the worst humanitarian disaster the country has seen.这些洪水是该国看到的最严重的人道主义灾难。
    • The expulsion of thousands of people represents a humanitarian catastrophe of enormous proportions.驱逐成千上万人意味着人道主义的巨大灾难。🔊🔊
    3. Word Originearly 19th cent.: from humanity + -arian.

humanitarian

noun
🔊/hjuːˌmænɪˈteəriən/
🔊/hjuːˌmænɪˈteriən/
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  1. a person who tries to help people who are suffering and improve the conditions that they are living in人道主义的（主张减轻人类苦难、改善人类生活）；慈善的