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humanitarian 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/(h)yo͞oˌmaniˈte(ə)rēən/,
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Concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare,
  1. Concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare
    • - groups sending humanitarian aid
    • - a humanitarian organization
Noun
  1. A person who seeks to promote human welfare; a philanthropist

  1. someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms
  2. human-centered: marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; "a humane physician"; "released the prisoner for humanitarian reasons"; "respect and humanistic regard for all members of our species"
  3. humanist: an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans
  4. of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; "humanitarian aid"
  5. In its most general form, humanitarianism is an ethic of kindness, benevolence and sympathy extended universally and impartially to all human beings. Humanitarianism has been an evolving concept historically but universality is a common element in its evolution. ...
  6. Humanitarian is a 1999 album by Jimmy Cliff.
  7. A person with such concerns; a philanthropist or do-gooder; Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; humane or compassionate
  8. the right to the basic necessities of life is a fundamental human right, and people should not be allowed to suffer unnecessarily through lack of provision.
  9. A person or organization that works to promote human welfare, including the provision of basic needs such as access to clean water, food, shelter, and basic medical care.
  10. Entrants to Australia under the Humanitarian Program. This program is comprised of two components: offshore resettlement for people in humanitarian need overseas; and onshore protection for those people already in Australia who arrived on temporary visas or in an unauthorised manner, and who ...
  11. These are really good people like Bono, Bob Geldoff, Momma Patricia of Calcutta and people who work for organisations like Hope, including me now. These are people who get stuck in and give it a go to save poor people from certain death.
  12. This describes all of our leftist causes, which are intended to keep the disadvantaged classes free from the burden of having to work for a living or think for themselves, when we leftists can altruistically provide for them with the endless funds we extract from the greedy capitalists and can ...