humanitarian

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

▪ I. hu·mani·tar·ian [humanitarian humanitarians] BrE [hjuːˌmænɪˈteəriən] NAmE [hjuːˌmænɪˈteriən] adjective usually before noun
concerned with reducing suffering and improving the conditions that people live in
•to provide humanitarian aid to the war zone
•humanitarian issues
•a humanitarian organization
•They are calling for the release of the hostages on humanitarian grounds.
•The expulsion of thousands of people represents a humanitarian catastrophe of enormous proportions.
Derived Word: ↑humanitarianism

Word Origin:
early 19th cent.: from ↑humanity + ↑-arian.
 
▪ II. hu·mani·tar·ian noun
Main entry: ↑humanitarian_derived

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  human-centered, human-centred, humanist, humanistic, do-gooder, improver