| 单词 | humanitarian |
| 释义 | humanitarian (once / 1722 pages) adjn Despite many jokes to the contrary, a humanitarian is not someone who eats humans (as a vegetarian eats vegetables)! A humanitarian is a person concerned with the welfare of all humankind. A millionaire would be considered a great humanitarian if he donated much of his wealth for improving education, housing, and food for the poor. As an adjective, humanitarian is used to describe something or someone who displays the characteristics of someone concerned with human welfare: "The humanitarian project was developed to help women become self-sufficient in third world countries." WORD FAMILYhumanitarian: humanitarianism, humanitarians+/dehumanise: dehumanisation, dehumanised, dehumanising/dehumanize: dehumanization, dehumanized, dehumanizes, dehumanizing/human: humanise, humanism, humanity, humanize, humanlike, humanly, humanness, humans, inhuman, nonhuman, subhuman, superhuman, unhuman/humanise: dehumanise, humanisation, humanised, humanises, humanising/humanism: humanist, humanistic/humanist: humanists/humanistic: humanistically/humanity: humanitarian, humanities/humanize: dehumanize, humanization, humanized, humanizes, humanizing/inhuman: inhumanity, inhumanly/inhumanity: inhumanities/superhuman: superhumanly/unhuman: unhumanly USAGE EXAMPLESPhysical health is foundational to be sure, but its our more humanitarian capacities that need nurturing. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) "Everyone adored him,'' she said. "A great sense of humour and a great humanitarian. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) That kind of regional collaboration is critical, humanitarian officials say. Los Angeles Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1adj marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons Syn human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanistic humane marked or motivated by concern with the alleviation of suffering 2adj of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism humanitarian aid 3n someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms Syn|Hyper do-gooder, improver benefactor, helper a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help) 4n an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans Syn|Hyper humanist advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea |
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