单词 | human rights |
释义 | > as lemmashuman rights human rights n. rights possessed by humans; spec. the set of entitlements held to belong to every person as a condition of being human; (in singular) an entitlement of this kind. See also European Court of Human Rights at European adj. and n. Compounds 2b. ΚΠ 1629 W. Crosse tr. Sallust Warre of Iugurth ix, in tr. Sallust Wks. 315 Those former times delight you more then these, in which..all diuine and human rights [L. divina et humana omnia] were in the power of some fewe. 1690 N. Tate Pastoral Dialogue 14 Where Rome bears sway, bid Laws Divine farewell, And Human Rights t'assert, is to Rebel. 1758 Prisoner 6 Of human rights ammerc'd, and human aid. 1791 T. Paine Rights of Man 110 The representatives of the people of France..considering that ignorance, neglect, or contempt of human rights, are the sole causes of public misfortunes..have resolved to set forth..these natural, imprescriptible, and unalienable rights. 1837 H. Martineau Society in Amer. III. 238 There is in this respect a dreadful infringement on human rights. 1866 C. W. Hoskyns Occas. Ess. 133 Every human right, however absolute and accredited, has its corresponding debtor-page of duty and obligation. 1877 Independent (N.Y.) 18 Jan. 2/2 ‘What does that little rat know about human rights?’ Pack said. 1945 Charter of United Nations Art. 1 par. 3 To achieve international cooperation..in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights. 2007 Brit. Archaeol. Sept. 6/2 The Cyrus cylinder (c535BC), which the museum likes to describe as the world's first charter of human rights. < as lemmas |
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