narrow-minded

/ˌnærəʊ ˈmaɪndɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌnærəʊ ˈmaɪndɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈner-(ˌ)ō-ˈmīn-dəd ˈna-(ˌ)rō-/ (ame, mw)

narrow-minded — adjective

1. describing someone who sticks firmly to their own opinions and will not listen t

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing someone who sticks firmly to their own opinions and will not listen to or accept views that are unfamiliar or different from theirs.

例句

Christopher is so narrow-minded about food that he refuses to try anything new.

collocation: narrow-minded + about + topic

The village elders were narrow-minded, so they banned music from other regions at the festival.

copular: [person] + to be + narrow-minded

同義詞
  • close-minded

    nearly identical in meaning, but slightly less formal; more common in everyday US speech

  • intolerant

    stronger than narrow-minded; suggests active disapproval or hostility toward difference, not just refusal to engage

  • prejudiced

    implies a specific negative bias against a group based on stereotypes rather than general inflexibility

反義詞
  • open-minded

    the direct opposite; willing to consider new ideas without immediate rejection

  • tolerant

    accepting of differences even when you do not agree with them

  • receptive

    actively open to new ideas or suggestions

文法句型

narrow-minded + about + noun/gerund

narrow-minded + person/attitude/view (as modifier)

用法筆記

Frequently paired with 'about' to specify the domain of inflexibility, as in 'narrow-minded about immigration policy'. The comparative and superlative forms use 'more' and 'most', not the suffixes -er and -est. A person described this way may also be called 'closed-minded' in less formal contexts.

常見錯誤

❌He was narrow-minded and refused to give up on his goal.
✅He was stubborn and refused to give up on his goal.
💡stubborn means persisting despite difficulty; narrow-minded means rejecting unfamiliar ideas or lifestyles.
❌Our teacher is narrow-minded about starting class on time.
✅Our teacher is strict about starting class on time.
💡narrow-minded involves rejecting different ideas, not enforcing a rule.