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humanitarian/hjʊˌmæniˈtɛəriən/ n. & adj.●n. 1 a person who seeks to promote human welfare 人道主义者 2 a person who advocates or practises humane action; a philanthropist 博爱者；慈善家 ●adj. 1 of, relating to, or holding the views of humanitarians 人道主义的 2 of or relating to human welfare 人道的，仁慈的 released on humanitarian grounds 出于人道主义而被释放; humanitarian aid 人道援助 □ humanitarianism n.■ Usage 用法说明 The adjective humanitarian is often used inaccurately by reporters and journalists in conjunction with the noun disaster, e.g. This is the worst humanitarian disaster within living memory, as if humanitarian meant ‘of or relating to humanity’. Such use can be avoided by using the adjective human instead. 通讯员和新闻记者常常错误地将形容词 humanitarian 与名词 disaster 连用，如 This is the worst humanitarian disaster within living memory (这是有史以来最惨重的人类灾难)，仿佛这一形容词有“人类的”意思。应该用形容词 human 来表达这一意思。 |