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humanitarian

/hyoo-man-i-tair-ee-uhn or, often, yoo-/US // hyuˌmæn ɪˈtɛər i ən or, often, yu- //UK // (hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪən) //

人道主义,人道主义者,人道主义的,人道主义者的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
    • : of or relating to ethical or theological humanitarianism.
    • : pertaining to the saving of human lives or to the alleviation of suffering: a humanitarian crisis.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person actively engaged in promoting human welfare and social reforms, as a philanthropist.
    • : a person who professes ethical or theological humanitarianism.

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Examples

  • Israel must approve all imports to Palestinian land, including medical supplies, even those donated by humanitarian organizations.

  • I hope that world leaders will come together to address the climate crisis with the urgency and ambition needed to avert such a global humanitarian issue.

  • A government-imposed communications blackout cut off the internet and phone lines, limiting access for journalists and humanitarian groups.

  • “Home Work,” by Julie Andrews with Emma Walton HamiltonThe Oscar-winning actress looks back on her life in Hollywood — filming “The Sound of Music” and “Mary Poppins,” among other hits — and her humanitarian work in Vietnam.

  • Numerous countries are opening their doors to these migrants, both for humanitarian reasons as well as the opportunity to attract high-skilled workers.

  • Paula Kweskin is an attorney specializing in international humanitarian and human rights law.

  • With the harsh Middle Eastern winter approaching fast, what people in Syria and Iraq need most, in fact, is humanitarian support.

  • By 27 September, there were 1,400 people in the grounds of the embassy, creating a small humanitarian crisis.

  • Humanitarian organizations had already pulled out, and French troops rushed in to extract the 15 foreigners left in the city.

  • The precious cargo: two American humanitarian workers with Ebola.

  • How literally true it is that in this special form of social and humanitarian work we are seeking to save that which is lost!

  • Humanitarian movements,—the abolition of the slave trade, the cause of Greece and Italy,—were European.

  • The idealism of the eighteenth century was not reformative and humanistic, but revolutionary and humanitarian.

  • There was something inhuman even in their humanitarian zeal.

  • For hospitals are not engaged in a gainful pursuit, regardless of all humanitarian considerations.