humanitarian
adjective /hjuːˌmænɪˈteəriən/
/hjuːˌmænɪˈteriən/
[usually before noun]- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- purely
- essentially
- to provide humanitarian aid to the war zone
- (especially in journalism
尤用于新闻业 人道主义的： 描述导致或涉及很多人痛苦的事件或情况，尤其是需要向大量人提供援助的事件或情况- a humanitarian crisis
人道主义危机 - These floods are the worst humanitarian disaster the country has seen.
这些洪水是该国见过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。
- a humanitarian crisis
词源early 19th cent.: from humanity + -arian.